Table 3

 Characteristics and centrality measures of gonorrhoea index cases who were bar patrons compared with non-bar patrons, belonging to components of size 4 or greater

Attended bar (n = 9)Did no attend bar (n = 18)p Value
No (%)No (%)
Sex
    Male2 (22.2)5 (27.8)1.0
    Female7 (77.8)13 (83.3)
Age (years)
    Median (interquartile range)24 (22–32)20 (16–26)0.04
Residence
    Community A1 (11.1)0 (0)0.15
    Community B5 (55.6)14 (77.8)
    Community C3 (33.3)2 (11.1)
Ethnicity
    White1 (11.1)0 (0)0.33
    Aboriginal8 (88.9)18 (100)
Infection characteristics
    Co-infection with chlamydia4 (44.4)8 (44.4)1.00
    Re-infection with gonorrhoea1 (11.1)1 (5.6)1.00
Centrality measures
    Median degree centrality (range)2 (1–3)1.5 (1–2)0.43
    Median betweenness centrality (range)3 (0–19)1.5 (0–37)0.19
    Median information centrality (range)50 (36–63)35 (29–50)0.05