Table 1.
Cohort characteristics stratified by gender (n = 7678)
| Male (N = 4571) | Female (N = 3107) | Overall (N = 7678) | p value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Raw number (weighted %) | ||||
| Age | ||||
| 12–17yo | 131 (0.6%) | 147 (1.2%) | 278 (0.8%) | < 0.001 |
| 18–25yo | 1106 (8.2%) | 880 (11.6%) | 1986 (9.3%) | |
| 26–34yo | 1001 (18.5%) | 807 (23.0%) | 1808 (19.9%) | |
| 35–49yo | 1301 (27.2%) | 797 (29.1%) | 2098 (27.8%) | |
| 50 or older | 1020 (45.6%) | 463 (35.1%) | 1483 (42.2%) | |
| Race/ethnicity | ||||
| Black (non-Hispanic) | 251 (7.7%) | 87 (3.4%) | 338 (6.3%) | < 0.001 |
| Hispanic | 459 (9.8%) | 289 (9.2%) | 748 (9.6%) | |
| Other (non-Hispanic) | 340 (4.2%) | 316 (5.3%) | 656 (4.6%) | |
| White (non-Hispanic) | 3509 (78.3%) | 2402 (82.1%) | 5911 (79.5%) | |
| HIV status | ||||
| HIV− | 4380 (98.2%) | 3036 (99.1%) | 7416 (98.5%) | 0.051 |
| HIV+ | 67 (1.8%) | 17 (0.9%) | 84 (1.5%) | |
| Receptive sharing: last needle used by someone else prior to participant | ||||
| Yes | 678 (18.6%) | 645 (22.2%) | 1323 (19.8%) | 0.026 |
| No | 3852 (80.9%) | 2432 (77.2%) | 6284 (79.7%) | |
| Don't know/refused | 28 (0.5%) | 16 (0.6%) | 44 (0.5%) | |
| Distributive sharing: last needle used by someone after participant | ||||
| Yes | 668 (16.4%) | 702 (23.6%) | 1370 (18.7%) | < 0.001 |
| No | 3836 (82.2%) | 2352 (74.5%) | 6188 (79.8%) | |
| Don't know/refused | 54 (1.2%) | 39 (1.9%) | 93 (1.5%) | |
| Needle reuse: participant reused their own needle | ||||
| Yes | 1598 (36.6%) | 1257 (37.8%) | 2855 (37.0%) | 0.776 |
| No | 2920 (62.5%) | 1815 (61.2%) | 4735 (62.1%) | |
| Don't know/refused | 40 (0.9%) | 21 (0.9%) | 61 (0.9%) | |
| Needle source | ||||
| Pharmacy | 2383 (49.3%) | 1540 (49.8%) | 3923 (51.3%) | < 0.001 |
| SSP | 285 (4.9%) | 215 (6.3%) | 500 (5.4%) | |
| Bought on street | 453 (10.4%) | 252 (6.7%) | 705 (9.2%) | |
| Friend/relative | 696 (16.9%) | 606 (22.8%) | 1302 (18.8%) | |
| Got some other way | 703 (17.9%) | 455 (18.3%) | 1158 (18.0%) | |