Table 2

Adjusted ORs for genital warts per year in new patients at Melbourne Sexual Health Centre, for two time periods before and after 1 July 2007

Patient category/risk groupJuly 2004 to June 2007, adjusted OR and 95% CIJuly 2007 to June 2011, adjusted OR and 95% CI
All patients, including non-residents*1.05 (0.99 to 1.11)0.89 (0.86 to 0.93)
All patients excluding non-residents1.06 (1.00 to 1.13)0.86 (0.82 to 0.90)
Non-residents*0.91 (0.77 to 1.08)0.98 (0.90 to 1.07)
Women, all ages1.16 (1.05 to 1.28)0.75 (0.69 to 0.82)
Women, <21 years1.11 (0.90 to 1.38)0.44 (0.32 to 0.58)
Women, 22–29 years1.12 (0.98 to 1.29)0.70 (0.62 to 0.80)
Women, ≥30 years1.22 (0.97 to 1.53)0.97 (0.84 to 1.12)
MSW (exclusively heterosexual men) all ages0.99 (0.91 to 1.08)0.89 (0.84 to 0.95)
MSW, <21 years1.32 (0.92 to 1.90)0.42 (0.31 to 0.60)
MSW, 22–29 years1.07 (0.94 to 1.21)0.87 (0.80 to 0.95)
MSW, ≥30 years0.88 (0.77 to 1.00)0.97 (0.89 to 1.06)
MSM, all ages1.15 (0.95 to 1.39)0.95 (0.85 to 1.07)
  • 6319 individuals were not born in Australia but did not complete year of arrival at registration.

  • All ORs adjusted for number of partners (opposite sex partners for heterosexuals and male partners for MSM).

  • * Non-residents were those not born in Australia, whose year of arrival was within 3 years of consultation. All analyses except the first row exclude non-residents unless ‘*’ is shown.

  • MSM, men who have sex with men; MSW, men who have sex with women.