Table 3 |
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Mortality rates and cox regression analyses of mortality among young (≤29 years) injection drug users (N = 572) in Vancouver between 1996 and 2006. |
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Characteristic |
No. of Deaths |
Mortality Rate per 100,000 Person Years |
Unadjusted Hazard Ratio (95% CI) |
Adjusted Hazard Ratio (95% CI) |
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Older than 24 yrs. |
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Yes No |
13 9 |
1,679 1,213 |
1.41 [0.60–3.30] |
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Female |
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Yes No |
14 8 |
1,645 1,057 |
1.77 [0.74–4.22] |
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Aboriginal |
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Yes No |
7 15 |
1,282 1,412 |
1.07 [0.44–2.62] |
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HIV |
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Yes No |
13 9 |
3,137 1,035 |
4.55 [1.92–10.80] |
4.01 [1.67–9.56] |
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HCV |
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Yes No |
15 7 |
1,689 959 |
0.96 [0.37–2.51] |
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Homelessness |
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Yes No |
5 17 |
1,220 1,412 |
1.19 [0.44–3.25] |
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Sex Work |
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Yes No |
16 6 |
2,159 692 |
2.76 [1.16–6.56] |
1.97 [0.80–4.84] |
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Sexual Abuse |
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Yes No |
12 10 |
1,829 1,050 |
1.66 [0.72–3.84] |
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≥1 per day Heroin |
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Yes No |
10 12 |
1,389 1,351 |
0.84 [0.35–1.97] |
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≥1 per day Cocaine |
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Yes No |
8 14 |
1,501 1,302 |
1.40 [0.58–3.37] |
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≥1 per day Crack |
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Yes No |
5 17 |
2,959 1,181 |
2.41 [1.00–5.81] |
1.94 [0.79–4.80] |
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Miller et al. Harm Reduction Journal 2007 4:1 doi:10.1186/1477-7517-4-1 |
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