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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2019 Nov 1.
Published in final edited form as: J Psychoactive Drugs. 2018 Sep 11;50(5):437–444. doi: 10.1080/02791072.2018.1517229

Table 3.

Adjusted models examining participant characteristics in relation to agreement with statements about “bath salts” (N = 933).

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APR (95% Cl) APR (95% Cl) APR (95% Cl) APR (95% Cl)
Sex
 Female 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00
 Male 0.95 (0.71, 1.27) 1.10 (0.85, 1.42) 1.25 (0.96, 1.63) 1.56 (0.96, 2.53)
Age
 25–40 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00
 18–24 1.55** (1.19, 2.03) 1.71** (1.23, 2.39) 1.40* (1.02, 1.92) 1.89** (1.29, 2.77)
Race/Ethnicity
 White 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00
 Black 1.34 (0.78, 2.29) 0.71 (0.35, 1.47) 1.02 (0.62, 1.67) 0.51 (0.15, 1.72)
 Hispanic 1.43 (0.96, 2.13) 0.80 (0.58, 1.10) 1.20 (0.96, 1.51) 0.72 (0.45, 1.16)
 Asian 0.65 (0.39, 1.06) 0.54 (0.29, 1.01) 0.61* (0.41, 0.92) 0.41 (0.12, 1.43)
 Other/Mixed 1.16 (0.55, 2.44) 0.62 (0.26, 1.50) 1.08 (0.68, 1.70) 0.76 (0.25, 2.31)
Weekly Income
 ≥$500 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00
 <S500 0.63*** (0.50, 0.79) 0.86 (0.62, 1.20) 0.95 (0.77, 1.17) 0.76 (0.44, 1.30)
Education
 < College Degree 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00
 College Degree 0.97 (0.72, 1.31) 0.97 (0.76, 1.25) 1.23 (0.96, 1.58) 1.02 (0.54, 1.93)
Sexual Orientation
 Heterosexual 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00
 Non-Heterosexual 0.98 (0.67, 1.41) 0.63* (0.42, 0.95) 0.97 (0.76, 1.24) 0.83 (0.43, 1.58)
Lifetime Drug Use
 Ecstasy 1.49* (1.09, 2.03) 1.29 (0.94, 1.78) 1.46* (1.10, 1.93) 1.86 (0.97, 3.57)
 Powder Cocaine 0.96 (0.67, 1.39) 1.12 (0.76, 1.65) 0.98 (0.72, 1.32) 1.82* (1.08, 3.05)
 Amphetamine 1.07 (0.72, 1.59) 1.05 (0.69, 1.60) 1.52** (1.18, 1.95) 1.07 (0.68, 1.69)
 Opioids 1.02 (0.71, 1.45) 1.42 (0.99, 2.04) 1.18 (0.95, 1.47) 1.04 (0.68, 1.57)
 Bath Salts 0.32* (0.12, 0.84) 1.40 (0.91, 2.16) 0.57** (0.38, 0.84) 2.63*** (1.73, 4.01)

Note. Amphetamine and opioid use refer to nonmedical use. APR = adjusted prevalence ratio, CI = confidence interval.

*p < .05;

**p < .01;

***p < .001.