: Patient characteristics by sex
| Variables | Women | Men |
|---|---|---|
| (n = 239) | (n = 234) | |
| *Statistically significant p<0.05. | ||
| Age, mean (SD) | 20 (3.4) | 22 (4.5) |
| Race* | ||
| African-American, n (%) | 149 (62) | 181 (77) |
| White, n (%) | 82 (34) | 46 (20) |
| Age at first sex, mean (SD) | 14.6 (2.0) | 13.5 (2.7) |
| Lifetime partners, median (range)* | 8 (1–50) | 15 (1–100) |
| Partners in 30 days, median (range)* | 1 (1–8) | 1 (1–12) |
| Previous sexually transmitted infection, n (%) | 152 (63) | 129 (55) |
| High school/GED or less, n (%)* | 173 (73) | 188 (81) |
| Unemployed, n (%) | 75 (31) | 82 (35) |
| Index subjects, n (%) | 176 (74) | 165 (71) |
| Partners, n (%) | 63 (26) | 69 (29) |
| Symptom days <7 to care seeking, n (%)* | 58 (37) | 69 (68) |
| >7 days to care seeking, n (%)* | 100 (63) | 34 (33) |
| Symptomatic, n (%)* | 158 (66) | 103 (44) |
| Discharge, n (%) | 114 (72) | 78 (76) |
| Dysuria, n (%)* | 40 (25) | 64 (62) |
| Abdominal/pelvic pain | 73 (46) | – |