Demographic, behavioural and clinical characteristics of men infected with U urealyticum and U parvum*
| U urealyticum | U parvum | |
| (n=46) | (n=47) | |
| Urethritis | 30/46 (65.2)* | 16/47 (34.0) |
| Age, years; median (range) | 27.5 (17–42)† | 26 (17–49) |
| Race—self-identified as white | 16/46 (34.8)* | 26/47 (55.3) |
| Lifetime sex partners, median (range) | 30.5 (10–200) | 40 (10–500) |
| Received oral sex (past 60 days) | 27/45 (60.0) | 34/46 (73.9) |
| Prior urethritis | 26/46 (56.5)* | 21/47 (44.7) |
| Other agents identified | ||
| Chlamydia trachomatis | 6 (13.0) | 5 (10.6) |
| Mycoplasma genitalium | 5 (10.9) | 5 (10.6) |
Unless otherwise indicated, data are presented as no./total (%) of patients with characteristic. Men positive for both (N=4) U urealyticum and U parvum are excluded.
↵* p<0.05 for difference in frequency of characteristic between U urealyticum and U parvum positive men;
↵† 0.1<p>0.05 for difference in frequency of characteristic between U urealyticum and U parvum positive men.