Multivariable analysis of associations between rates of infection and ethnic group, age, and Townsend score*
| Gonorrhoea | Chlamydia | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Men Rate ratio (95% CI) | p Value† | Women Rate ratio (95% CI) | p Value† | Women Rate ratio (95% CI) | p Value† | |
| *Random effects Poisson regression models, controlling for all variables in the table. | ||||||
| †p Values derived from likelihood ratio tests. | ||||||
| Ethnic group | <0.0001 | <0.0001 | <0.0001 | |||
| White | 1 (reference) | 1 (reference) | 1 (reference) | |||
| Black Caribbean | 11.6 (10.1 to 13.4) | 13.2 (10.7 to 16.2) | 8.1 (7.1 to 9.3) | |||
| Black African | 4.0 (3.3 to 5.0) | 2.6 (1.9 to 3.8) | 2.9 (2.3 to 3.5) | |||
| Black other | 12.4 (9.8 to 15.6) | 12.0 (8.9 to 16.3) | 5.2 (4.1 to 6.6) | |||
| Asian/other | 1.0 (0.7 to 1.4) | 2.2 (1.5 to 3.2) | 2.4 (1.9 to 3.0) | |||
| Age group | <0.0001 | <0.0001 | <0.0001 | |||
| 15–19 years | 1.6 (1.3 to 2.0) | 14.2 (10.8 to 18.6) | 11.0 (9.3 to 13.2) | |||
| 20–24 years | 2.3 (1.9 to 2.7) | 8.6 (6.7 to 11.2) | 6.6 (5.6 to 7.8) | |||
| 25–29 years | 2.1 (1.8 to 2.5) | 3.3 (2.5 to 4.4) | 2.9 (2.4 to 3.5) | |||
| 30–59 years | 1 (reference) | 1 (reference) | 1 (reference) | |||
| Townsend score (quartile) | <0.0001 | <0.0001 | <0.0001 | |||
| 1 (least deprived) | 1 (reference) | 1 (reference) | 1 (reference) | |||
| 2 | 1.6 (1.3 to 2.0) | 1.5 (1.1 to 2.1) | 1.4 (1.2 to 1.6) | |||
| 3 | 2.3 (1.9 to 2.9) | 2.0 (1.5 to 2.6) | 1.5 (1.3 to 1.8) | |||
| 4 (most deprived) | 2.2 (1.8 to 2.7) | 2.1 (1.6 to 2.8) | 1.4 (1.2 to 1.6) | |||