Table 3

 Crude and adjusted odds ratios (OR) and 95% CI for the single and multiple variable models, for females only

Risk factorCrude (single variable)Adjusted (multiple variable)
Estimated OR95% CIp ValueEstimated OR95% CIp Value
The multivariate logistic regression model contained age and setting as the two predictors of prevalence; NE, not estimable as either age or setting missing in category.
Age group
<20Reference<0.0001Reference<0.0001
20–240.570.47 to 0.670.620.52 to 0.75
25–290.280.22 to 0.350.300.23 to 0.39
30+0.140.11 to 0.190.160.12 to 0.22
Setting
GP surgery/community clinicReference<0.0001Reference0.002
FPC1.240.92 to 1.671.271.00 to 1.62
TOP clinic1.611.23 to 2.101.600.20 to 2.14
GUM clinic3.082.37 to 4.002.390.72 to 3.33
Population based0.560.26 to 1.190.600.37 to 0.95
Youth clinic2.721.92 to 3.841.370.95 to 1.98
Antenatal clinic1.060.58 to 1.941.640.79 to 3.43
Date
Before 1985Reference<0.0001NE0.09
1985–19890.420.33 to 0.54Reference
1990–40.300.24 to 0.360.880.40 to 1.96
1995–90.250.20 to 0.300.780.43 to 1.40
After 20000.320.27 to 0.371.270.62 to 2.59
Diagnostic test
Nucleic acid amplificationReference0.04Reference0.5
Antigen1.060.83 to 1.341.090.82 to 1.45
Culture1.571.08 to 2.29NE
Specimen tested
UrineReference0.0005Reference0.09
Cervical/endocervical swab0.860.78 to 0.931.370.96 to 1.95