Baseline characteristics of all eligible participants
| Overall (n=4461) | Reported gonorrhoea or chlamydia (n=482) | No reported gonorrhoea or chlamydia infection (n=3979) | p Value | |
| Age at HIV documented positive | ||||
| Years, median (IQR) | 28.4 (24.2–34.0) | 26.0 (23.2–30.8) | 28.7 (24.5–34.4) | <0.001 |
| Gender | ||||
| Male | 4283 (96%) | 469 (97%) | 3814 (96%) | 0.139 |
| Race | ||||
| Caucasian | 1924 (43%) | 150 (31%) | 1774 (45%) | <0.001 |
| African–American | 2005 (45%) | 277 (57%) | 1728 (43%) | |
| Hispanic/Puerto Rican/Mexican | 373 (8%) | 33 (7%) | 340 (9%) | |
| Other | 159 (4%) | 22 (5%) | 137 (3%) | |
| Duty status at HIV documented positive | ||||
| Active duty | 3122 (70%) | 396 (82%) | 2726 (69%) | <0.001 |
| Retired (for any reason) | 1339 (30%) | 86 (18%) | 1253 (31%) | |
| HIV documented positive era | ||||
| Pre-1996 | 2974 (67%) | 293 (61%) | 2681 (67%) | 0.004 |
| 1996 or later | 1487 (33%) | 189 (39%) | 1298 (33%) | |
| GC or CT infection prior to HIV documented positive | ||||
| Yes | 1271 (28%) | 155 (32%) | 1116 (28%) | 0.069 |
| Multiple GC or CT infection | ||||
| Yes | 123 (3%) | 123 (26%) | 0 (0%) | <0.001 |
CT, chlamydia; GC, gonorrhoea.