Associations of age, number of reported sexual partners and frequency of sexual practices in the preceding month, with a diagnosis of urethral Chlamydia trachomatis and Neisseria gonorrhoeae
| C trachomatis | N gonorrhoeae | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| n (%) | OR (95% CI), p value | Adjusted OR (95% CI),p value* | n (%) | OR (95% CI), p value | Adjusted OR (95% CI),p value* | |
| *Adjusted OR is adjusted for all other risk factors in this column. | ||||||
| Age (years) | ||||||
| p = 0.33 | p = 0.09 | p = 0.083 | p = 0.053 | |||
| 18–29 | 9/165 (5.5) | 1 | 1 | 16/165 (9.7) | 1 | 1 |
| 30–39 | 12/303 (4.0) | 0.71 (0.29 to 1.73) | 0.66 (0.27 to 1.64) | 22/303 (7.3) | 0.73 (0.37 to 1.43) | 0.73 (0.33 to 1.62) |
| 40–80 | 5/131 (3.8) | 0.69 (0.22 to 2.10) | 0.59 (0.19 to 1.85) | 5/131 (3.8) | 0.37 (0.13 to 1.04) | 0.37 (0.11 to 1.21) |
| Number of sexual partners in the previous month | ||||||
| p = 0.74 | p = 0.74 | p = 0.19 | p = 0.29 | |||
| 0–1 | 7/206 (2.4) | 1 | 1 | 11/206 (5.3) | 1 | 1 |
| 2–5 | 15/238 (6.3) | 1.91 (0.76 to 4.79) | 1.69 (0.64 to 4.44) | 19/238 (8.0) | 1.54 (0.71 to 3.31) | 1.44 (0.58 to 3.58) |
| >5 | 4/121 (3.3) | 0.97 (0.28 to 3.39) | 1.17 (0.31 to 4.45) | 10/121 (8.3) | 1.60 (0.66 to 3.88) | 1.71 (0.62 to 4.79) |
| Number of sexual practices in the previous month | ||||||
| Unprotected receptive oral intercourse | ||||||
| p = 0.46 | p = 0.61 | p = 0.03 | p = 0.058 | |||
| 0–2 | 6/148 (4.1) | 1 | 1 | 3/148 (2.0) | 1 | 1 |
| 3–9 | 16/184 (8.7) | 2.25 (0.86 to 5.91) | 1.90 (0.69 to 5.23) | 15/184 (8.2) | 4.29 (1.22 to 15.1) | 3.02 (0.82 to 11.1) |
| >9 | 4/187 (2.1) | 0.52 (0.14 to 1.87) | 0.42 (0.10 to 1.71) | 16/187 (8.6) | 4.52 (1.29 to 15.8) | 2.84 (0.75 to 10.8) |
| Unprotected insertive anal intercourse | ||||||
| p = 0.57 | p = 0.24 | p = 0.001 | p = 0.24 | |||
| 0 | 18/419 (4.3) | 1 | 1 | 18/419 (4.3) | 1 | 1 |
| 1–4 | 6/95 (6.3) | 1.50 (0.58 to 3.89) | 1.70 (0.64 to 4.55) | 15/95 (15.8) | 4.18 (2.02 to 8.63) | 3.53 (1.60 to 7.83) |
| >4 | 2/47 (4.3) | 0.99 (0.22 to 4.41) | 1.68 (0.34 to 8.34) | 4/47 (8.5) | 2.07 (0.67 to 6.40) | 1.78 (0.54 to 5.88) |