Table 2

Univariate analysis of demographic risk factors and sexual contact with gonorrhoea for incident pharyngeal N gonorrhoeae infection in the HIV-negative HIM cohort

PYN*Incidence (per 100 PY)HR95% CIp Value†
Agep1<0.001
 <25216.3125.551
 25–341268.9725.671.000.50 to 2.00
 35–441674.1845.020.870.43 to 1.77
 45–54865.8202.310.400.18 to 0.89
 >54316.851.580.270.08 to 0.94
Ethnicityp2=0.487
 Anglo3259.21364.171
 Other European547.2305.481.320.84 to 2.07
 Middle Eastern93.988.522.060.80 to 5.31
 Asian204.894.401.060.53 to 2.09
 Other213.894.211.020.47 to 2.18
Education‡p1=0.992
 Year 10941.0363.821
 Year 12936.2485.131.330.81 to 2.18
 Tertiary diploma1401.4715.071.310.82 to 2.09
 University/postgraduate degree993.7383.821.000.59 to 1.69
Income (weekly, $A)§p1=0.225
 <200175.352.851
 200–499421.4163.801.280.47 to 3.49
 500–9991337.7574.261.430.58 to 3.52
 1000–14991122.5585.171.700.69 to 4.18
 >15001143.2544.721.560.62 to 3.92
Sexual identityp2=0.387
 Bisexual/straight/other172.963.471
 Gay/homosexual/queer4165.01864.471.280.57 to 2.89
Sexual contact with gonorrhoeap2<0.001
 No4263.31804.221
 Yes72.51317.935.173.05 to 8.77
  • * n does not always equal 193 because of missing data.

  • 1, p for trend; 2, p for homogeneity.

  • Year 10=completed 10 years of school education; year 12=completed maximum 12 years of school education.

  • § $A1 currently approximately equivalent to £0.50.

  • PY, person-years.