Table 2.
Bivariable and multivariable GEE analyses of reporting health problems associated with crack smoking among crack smokers in Vancouver, Canada (n = 1718)
| Characteristic | Unadjusted | Adjusted | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Odds Ratio (95% CI) |
p-value | Odds Ratio (95% CI) |
p-value | |
| Source | ||||
| Health service point only vs. Other sources only | 0.70 (0.63–0.79) | <0.001 | 0.82 (0.73–0.93) | <0.001 |
| A mix of health source points and other sources vs. Other sources only | 1.23 (1.06–1.43) | 0.006 | 1.17 (1.00–1.36) | 0.051 |
| Age | ||||
| (per year older) | 0.97 (0.96–0.98) | <0.001 | 0.99 (0.98–0.99) | 0.002 |
| Sex | ||||
| (female vs. male) | 1.37 (1.20–1.56) | <0.001 | 1.31 (1.15–1.50) | <0.001 |
| Ethnicity | ||||
| (Caucasian vs. other) | 1.00 (0.88–1.14) | 0.994 | ||
| Less than high school diploma achieved | ||||
| (yes vs. no) | 0.99 (0.87–1.13) | 0.923 | ||
| DTES residencya | ||||
| (yes vs. no) | 1.24 (1.11–1.40) | <0.001 | 1.09 (0.96–1.22) | 0.178 |
| Homelessnessa | ||||
| (yes vs. no) | 1.34 (1.22–1.48) | <0.001 | ||
| Daily non-injection crack smokinga | ||||
| (yes vs. no) | 1.68 (1.53–1.84) | <0.001 | 1.29 (1.16–1.42) | <0.001 |
| Daily non-injection meth usea | ||||
| (yes vs. no) | 1.14 (0.72–1.81) | 0.582 | ||
| Binge non-injection drug usea | ||||
| (yes vs. no) | 1.64 (1.51–1.79) | <0.001 | 1.53 (1.40–1.67) | <0.001 |
| Shared crack pipe a | ||||
| (yes vs. no) | 2.07 (1.88–2.28) | <0.001 | 1.73 (1.56–1.91) | <0.001 |
| Rushed public crack smokinga | ||||
| (yes vs. no) | 1.86 (1.66–2.08) | <0.001 | ||
| Drug dealinga | ||||
| (yes vs. no) | 1.66 (1.50–1.83) | <0.001 | 1.25 (1.12–1.39) | <0.001 |
| Sex worka | ||||
| (yes vs. no) | 1.95 (1.70–2.23) | <0.001 | ||
| A victim of violencea | ||||
| (yes vs. no) | 1.69 (1.52–1.88) | <0.001 | 1.47 (1.31–1.64) | <0.001 |
| Incarcerationa | ||||
| (yes vs. no) | 1.56 (1.37–1.77) | <0.001 | ||
| HIV positive | ||||
| (yes vs. no) | 1.06 (0.93–1.21) | 0.359 | ||
GEE generalized estimating equations, PWID People who inject drugs, CI confidence interval, DTES Downtown Eastside
a Denotes activities in the previous 6 months