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Table 2 Univariate analyses of behavioural and drug-using 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

Methamphetamine use2 (df = 1)

     

   No

42 (45.2)

97 (25.2)

   

   Yes

51 (54.8)

288 (74.8)

2.45

1.53 – 3.90

< 0.001

Crack use2 (df = 1)

     

   No

37 (39.8)

68 (17.7)

   

   Yes

56 (60.2)

317 (82.3)

3.08

1.89 – 5.03

< 0.001

Heroin injection2 (df = 1)

     

   No

74 (79.7)

269 (69.9)

   

   Yes

19 (20.4)

116 (30.1)

1.68

0.97 – 2.90

0.062

Cocaine use2 (df = 1)

     

   No

80 (86.0)

274 (71.1)

   

   Yes

13 (14.0)

111 (28.9)

2.49

1.33 – 4.66

0.003

Cannabinoid use2 (df = 1)

     

   No

8 (8.6)

19 (4.9)

   

   Yes

85 (91.4)

366 (93.1)

1.81

0.76 – 4.28

0.169

Drug dealing2 (df = 1)

     

   No

39 (41.9)

71 (18.4)

   

   Yes

54 (58.1)

314 (81.6)

3.19

1.97 – 5.19

< 0.001

Sex trade2 (df = 1)

     

   No

77 (82.8)

305 (79.2)

   

   Yes

16 (17.2)

80 (20.8)

1.26

0.70 – 2.28

0.440

  1. 1. p-value based on results of χ-square test of difference
  2. 2. Refers to any time in the past