| Aboriginal (N = 451) | Non-aboriginal (N = 1780) | ||||
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Bivariate analysis | Multivariate analysis* | Bivariate analysis | Multivariate analysis** | |||
Variables | P value | OR | 95% CI | P value | OR | 95% CI |
Age | 0.48 | 0.99 | (0.96, 1.01) | 0.16 | 0.99 | (0.98, 1.00) |
Female | 0.24 | 0.97 | (0.64, 1.48) | 0.00 | 0.72†| (0.57, 0.91) |
Dependent children (Yes) | 0.14 | 0.56 | (0.27, 1.19) | 0.04 | 0.73 | (0.49, 1.09) |
No fixed address (NFA) | 0.01 | 1.75†| (1.10, 2.79) | 0.00 | 1.87†| (1.40, 2.48) |
Alcohol as primary substance of choice | 0.01 | 1.40 | (0.86, 2.25) | 0.00 | 1.77†| (1.36, 2.30) |
Cocaine as primary substance of choice | 0.02 | 0.77 | (0.49, 1.19) | 0.23 | 1.25 | (0.97, 1.61) |
Opiates as primary substance of choice | 0.23 | 0.93 | (0.49, 1.77) | 0.38 | 0.99 | (0.72, 1.37) |
Poly-drug use (Yes) | 0.03 | 0.71 | (0.43, 1.17) | 0.73 | 0.99 | (0.74, 1.32) |
Methadone prescribed (Yes) | 0.58 | 1.04 | (0.38, 2.83) | 0.01 | 2.30†| (1.40, 3.79) |