Table 2

Logistic regression of factors associated with having an abscess

Characteristic

Odds Ratio

95% C.I.

p-value

Gender

(Female vs Male)

1.7

(1.4 – 2.4)

0.002

Frequent cocaine use

(Yes vs No)

1.5

(1.2 – 2.0)

0.002

Recent incarceration

(Yes vs No)

1.7

(1.3 – 2.2)

<0.001

Sex trade involvement

(Yes vs No)

1.5

(1.1 – 2.1)

0.030

HIV serostatus

(Yes vs No)

1.5

(1.2 – 2.0)

0.003

Lloyd-Smith et al. Harm Reduction Journal 2005 2:24   doi:10.1186/1477-7517-2-24