Table 3

Comparison between the observed (O) and expected (E) number of patients with a new sexually transmitted infection (STI) diagnosis at sexual health clinics in London and Weymouth during the Olympic–Paralympic period

2012 Olympic–Paralympic periodEstimated average change from E at each clinic each week
N (95% CI)
p ValueEstimated overall change from E in each period
N (95% CI)
Difference between E and O (%)
(95% CI)
Olympic Games (3 weeks)−2.7 (−5.0 to −0.5)0.018−267.3 (−495.0 to −49.5)−4.8 (−8.6 to −0.9)
Paralympic Games (2 weeks)−2.1 (−4.7 to 0.6)0.126−138.6 (−310.2 to 39.6)−4.0 (−8.5 to 1.2)
1 week pre-Olympics0.3 (−3.2 to 3.9)0.8549.9 (−105.6 to 128.7)0.5 (−5.4 to 7.5)
2 weeks between Games−1.0 (−3.6 to 1.7)0.476−66 (−237.6 to 112.2)−1.8 (−6.0 to 3.1)
1 week post-Paralympic−0.9 (−4.4 to 2.6)0.625−29.7 (−145.2 to 85.8)−1.6 (−7.2 to 4.8)