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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2017 Apr 1.
Published in final edited form as: Int J Drug Policy. 2016 Mar 11;30:74–81. doi: 10.1016/j.drugpo.2016.03.005

Table 2.

Univariate and Multivariable Regression Coefficients for Changes in Physical Health Composite Score

Univariate Regression Coefficient (95% CI) p-value Multivariable Regression Coefficient (95% CI) p-value

Demographics
Age (years)
 ≤25 (ref)
 26–35 3.76 (−2.34, 9.86) 0.636*
 36–45 3.51 (−2.92, 9.95)
Male 4.14 (−0.32, 8.59) 0.069
Married −0.76 (−5.79, 4.27) 0.766
At least one child 1.2 (−1.82, 4.22) 0.435
Primary Level Education or Lower −1.53 (−4.45, 1.38) 0.302
Unemployed 2.36 (−1.10, 5.82) 0.18
Satisfied with current living arrangements −2.95 (−5.78, −0.12) 0.04
HIV-positive −4.57 (−8.02, −1.13) 0.009 −3.84 (−6.27, 1.41) 0.002
Drug Use History
Years of heroin use −0.03 (−0.28, 0.22) 0.808
Polysubstance Use (last 30d)
 Cocaine 9.03 (1.03, 17.03) 0.027 3.37 (0.16, 6.59) 0.040
 Alcohol 0.41 (−3.02, 3.85) 0.813
 Benzodiazepine 2.17 (−2.0, 6.34) 0.307
Sexual Risk Factors
Multiple Sex Partners (last 6m) −2.02 (−6.02, 1.99) 0.323
Risky Sexual Behavior (last 6m) −0.65 (−3.57, 2.28) 0.665
Injection Risk Factors
Ever Used Flashblood −1.87 (−6.83, 3.08) 0.458
Shared Needles at Last Injection −2.37 (−7.13, 2.40) 0.329
Shared other Equipment at Last Injection −1.11 (−5.45, 3.23) 0.614
Mental Health History
Depression in Last 30 Days 1.58 (−1.91, 5.08) 0.373
Anxiety in Last 30 Days 1.24 (−2.20, 4.68) 0.479
Ever had Suicidal Thoughts −2.42 (−8.08, 3.23) 0.4 −5.35 (−9.88, −0.82) 0.021
Ever Attempted Suicide −5.98 (−18.93, 6.97) 0.364
Ever experienced hallucinations 2.58 (−1.78, 6.94) 0.245 3.21 (−0.08, 6.50) 0.056
Cognitive difficulties 1.13 (−2.82, 5.07) 0.575 −4.29 (−7.64, −0.94) 0.012
Trouble controlling aggression 3.46 (−2.74, 9.65) 0.273
Previous psychiatric treatment −0.06 (−11.22, 11.11) 0.992
Satisfied with current marital status −4.73 (−7.63, −1.84) 0.001 −2.13 (−4.20, −0.05) 0.045
History of Abuse
Any History of Physical Abuse 2.44 (−1.68, 6.57) 0.245
Any History of Sexual Abuse −6.07 (−17.37, 5.22) 0.291
Criminal History
Ever arrested 3.32 (0.56, 6.17) 0.023
Methadone Dose at Initiation
 ≥85 mg 1.40 (−2.48, 5.30) 0.478
*

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