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Table 1 Sociodemographic characteristics of the study sample (N = 150)

From: Factors and HCV treatment outcomes associated with smoking among people who inject drugs on opioid agonist treatment: secondary analysis of the PREVAIL randomized clinical trial

Characteristics

Overall (N = 150)

%/M ± SD

Smokers (n = 126)

n(%)/M ± SD

Non-smokers (n = 24)

n(%)/M ± SD

p

Age

51.2 ± 10.6

50.6 ± 10.5

54.7 ± 10.4

.08

Gender

 Male

97(64.7)

81(64.2)

16(66.6)

.82

 Female

53(35.3)

45(35.8)

8(33.4)

Race/ethnicity

 Black

40(26.7)

35(27.7)

5(20.8)

.30

 Hispanic or Latino

84(56.0)

70(55.5)

14(58.3)

 White

12(8.0)

8(6.4)

4(16.7)

 Other

14(9.3)

13(10.4)

1(4.2)

Marital Status

 Married/living with a partner

55(36.7)

48(38.0)

7(29.1)

.40

 Not living with a partner

95(63.3)

78(62.0)

17(70.9)

Educational attainment

 Less than HS

64(42.7)

55(43.6)

9(37.5)

.64

 HS graduate/GED

58(38.7)

49(38.9)

9(37.5)

 ≥ HS graduate

28(18.6)

22(17.5)

6(25.0)

Employment status

 Employed

12(8.0)

8(6.4)

4(16.7)

.12

 Unemployed, retired, or disabled

124(82.7)

107(84.9)

17(70.8)

 Retired

14(9.3)

11(8.7)

3(12.5)

Monthly income

 ≤ $1500

89(59.3)

73(57.9)

16(66.7)

.42

 ≥ $1501

61(40.7)

53(42.1)

8(33.3)

Income include benefits (e.g., SSI)

67(44.7)

63(50.0)

4(16.7)

.002

Homeless

116(77.3)

96(76.2)

20(83.3)

.44

  1. Note. % percentage, M mean, SD standard deviation, HS high school, GED general educational diploma, SSI Social Security Income