Table 3

 Risk factors for incident urethral chlamydia in the Health In Men Study (for those who reported casual partners)

Incidence(/100 person years)UnivariateMultivariate
HR (95% CI)p ValueHR (95% CI)p Value
NA, not applicable; UAI, unprotected anal intercourse.
Only those risk variables that were significant multivariate predictors and those sexual behaviours that could have led to exposure of the urethra to infection (insertive oral sex and UAI) are reported in this table.
*Attained age at each interview.
†p for trend.
‡p for homogeneity.
§Could not be included in the model because of the collinearity with UAI according to position.
Age* (years) 0.004†0.016†
    <2510.0311
    25–3411.261.21 (0.67 to 2.17)1.18 (0.64 to 2.18)
    35–448.510.93 (0.52 to 1.68)0.96 (0.52 to 1.78)
    45–546.150.70 (0.36 to 1.38)0.73 (0.36 to 1.48)
    >543.770.41 (0.15 to 1.16)0.47 (0.16 to 1.34)
Chlamydia contact 0.001‡0.001‡
    No7.6511
    Yes43.585.37 (3.61 to 8.00)4.61 (3.07 to 6.92)
Number of casual partners in the past 6 months 0.001†0.01†
    14.3911
    2–55.960.73 (0.34 to 1.55)1
    6–108.501.43 (0.92 to 2.22)1.14 (0.72 to 1.81)
    11–5010.901.81 (1.25 to 2.63)1.49 (1.01 to 2.19)
    >5015.952.73 (1.69 to 4.43)1.83 (1.09 to 3.06)
Unprotected anal intercourse
According to position0.001‡0.029‡
    No UAI7.6111
    Insertive only10.721.45 (0.98 to 2.14)1.13 (0.75 to 1.70)
    Insertive and receptive15.372.03 (1.42 to 2.91)1.61 (1.10 to 2.35)
    Receptive only4.840.64 (0.30 to 1.38)0.55 (0.24 to 1.26)
According to partner’s HIV status0.001†
    No UAI7.611NA§
    Negative only4.740.69 (0.32 to 1.47)
    Some HIV unknown12.051.56 (1.14 to 2.13)
    Some HIV positive20.562.92 (1.61 to 5.29)
Insertive oral sex with ejaculation 0.001†0.007†
    Never6.3111
    Occasionally12.901.96 (1.46 to 2.63)1.54 (1.13 to 2.11)
    Often12.591.95 (1.06 to 3.56)1.65 (0.89 to 3.06)