Table 3.

Multivariable Cox analysis of time to incident HCV infection among sex workers in Metropolitan Vancouver, 2010–2014 (N=292)

Variable	Adjusted Hazard Ratio	95% Confidence Interval
Age, years	0.94	0.86–1.01
STI-seropositive	2.49	1.02–6.06
Non-injection crack use*	2.71	1.18–6.25

^*Time-updated measures using last 6 months as a reference

NOTE: Results are adjusted for daily, less than daily, or no injection drug use in the last 6 months. Other variables which were considered, but not retained, in the final model included client-perpetrated physical/sexual violence and incarceration in the last 6 months.