Table 2 Distribution of the main exposure and other covariates by Chlamydia trachomatis (Ct) and Neisseria gonorrhoeae (GC) infection status and sexual orientation, among patients attending the Denver Metro Health (STD) Clinic, Denver, Colorado to 2006–2008
MSM (n = 1473)MSW (n = 7835)Women (n = 5647)
Cases Ct/GC+Controls Ct/GC−RRCases Ct/GC+Controls Ct/GC−RRCases Ct/GC+Controls Ct/GC−RR
No (%)No (%)95% CINo (%)No (%)95% CINo (%)No (%)95% CI
Main exposure
Sex with internet partner
    <4 months ago62 (25.1)277 (22.6)1.1124 (1.4)168 (2.7)0.5311 (1.2)87 (1.8)0.68
    >4 months/Never185 (74.9)949 (77.4)(0.87 to 1.41)1645 (98.6)5998 (97.3)(0.35 to 0.81)875 (98.8)4674 (98.2)(0.36 to 1.27)
Covariates
Race/ethnicity
    Non-white91 (36.8)437 (35.6)1.031398 (83.8)3739 (60.6)1.38653 (73.7)3030 (63.6)1.16
    White156 (63.2)789 (64.4)(0.86 to 1.24)271 (16.2)2427 (39.4)(1.34 to 1.42)233 (26.3)1731 (36.4)(1.11 to 1.21)
Age
    ⩽30 years150 (60.7)630 (51.4)1.181326 (79.5)3763 (61.0)1.30775 (87.5)3374 (70.9)1.23
    >30 years97 (39.3)596 (48.6)(1.05 to 1.32)343 (20.5)2403 (39.0)(1.26 to 1.35111 (12.5)1387 (29.1)(1.20 to 1.27)
Number of partners in past 3 months
    >1 partner183 (74.1)749 (61.1)1.21871 (52.2)2628 (42.6)1.22340 (38.4)1538 (32.3)1.19
    ⩽1 partner64 (25.9)477 (38.9)(1.11 to 1.32)798 (47.8)3538 (57.4)(1.16 to 1.29)546 (61.6)3223 (67.7)(1.08 to 1.30)
History of GC
    Yes61 (24.7)222 (18.1)1.36229 (13.7)575 (9.3)1.47116 (13.1)513 (10.8)1.22
    No186 (75.3)1004 (81.9)(1.06 to 1.75)1440 (86.3)5591 (90.7)(1.27 to 1.70)770 (86.9)4248 (89.2)(1.00 to 1.47)
History of Ct
    Yes34 (13.8)136 (11.1)1.24322 (19.3)1048 (17.0)1.14315 (35.6)1406 (29.5)1.20
    No213 (86.2)1090 (88.9)(0.87 to 1.76)1347 (80.7)5118 (83.0)(1.01 to 1.27)571 (64.5)3355 (70.5)(1.09 to 1.33)
Current HIV status
    Positive30 (12.1)96 (7.8)1.551 (0.1)8 (0.1)0.463 (0.3)9 (0.2)1.79
    Negative/unknown217 (87.9)1130 (92.2)(1.05 to 2.29)1668 (99.9)6158 (99.9)(0.06 to 3.69)883 (99.7)4752 (99.3)(0.49 to 6.60)
  • MSM, men who have sex with men; MSW, men who have sex with women; RR, risk ratio.