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Table 1 Univariate analyses of social and demographic characteristics associated with reporting ever being incarcerated in ARYS (n = 478)

From: Methamphetamine use and rates of incarceration among street-involved youth in a Canadian setting: a cross-sectional analysis

 

Ever incarcerated

   

Characteristic

No (%)

Yes (%)

Odds Ratio

95% Confidence Interval

p-value1

Age (df = 476)

     

   Median (IQR)

20.8 (17.7 – 23.4)

22.4 (18.4 – 26.3)

1.23

1.17 – 1.28

< 0.001

Gender (df = 1)

     

   Male

40 (43.0)

306 (79.5)

   

   Female

53 (57.0)

79 (20.5)

0.19

0.12 – 0.31

< 0.001

Ethnicity (df = 1)

     

   Non-Aboriginal

76 (81.7)

282 (73.2)

   

   Aboriginal

17 (18.2)

103 (26.8)

1.63

0.92 – 2.89

0.091

Education (df = 1)

     

   ≥ High school

38 (40.9)

113 (29.4)

   

   < High school

55 (59.1)

272 (70.6)

1.66

1.04 – 2.66

0.032

Foster care2 (df = 1)

     

   No

52 (55.9)

183 (47.5)

   

   Yes

41 (44.1)

202 (52.5)

1.40

0.89 – 2.21

0.147

HCV status (df = 1)

     

   Negative

77 (82.8)

339 (88.1)

   

   Positive

16 (17.2)

46 (11.9)

0.65

0.35 – 1.21

0.176

Mental illness2 (df = 1)

     

   No

59 (63.4)

225 (58.4)

   

   Yes

34 (36.6)

160 (41.6)

1.23

0.77 – 1.97

0.378

Victim of abuse2 (df = 1)

     

   No

58 (62.4)

170 (44.2)

   

   Yes

35 (37.6)

215 (55.8)

2.10

1.32 – 3.34

0.002

ER use2 (df = 1)

     

   No

61 (65.6)

225 (58.4)

   

   Yes

32 (34.4)

160 (41.6)

1.36

0.84 – 2.18

0.239

  1. 1. p- values based on χ-square tests of difference (for categorical variables) and the Mann-Whitney test (for continuous)
  2. 2. Refers to any instance in the past