M. genitalium negative, n=458 (%, 95% CI) or mean (range) | M. genitalium positive, n=8 (%, 95% CI) or mean (range) | OR (95% CI) | P value* | Adjusted OR (95% CI)† | P value | |
Age | 34 (18–87) | 30 (22–38) | 0.96 (0.88 to 1.04) | 0.323 | ||
Number of male sexual partners in the last 3 months | ||||||
5 (0–100) | 3 (0–8) | 0.90 (0.67 to 1.21) | 0.484 | |||
HIV status | ||||||
Negative | 410 (90, 86 to 92) | 5 (62.5, 24 to 91) | 1 | |||
Positive | 48 (10, 8 to 14) | 3 (37.5, 9 to 76) | 5.13 (1.19 to 22.12) | 0.028 | 4.19 (0.85 to 20.81) | 0.079 |
Using PrEP‡ | ||||||
No | 315 (82, 78 to 86) | 4 (80, 28 to 99) | 1 | |||
Yes | 69 (18, 14 to 22) | 1 (20, 1 to 72) | 1.14 (0.13 to 10.36) | 0.907 | ||
STI detected in the rectum | ||||||
No | 374 (98, 96 to 99) | 3 (37.5, 9 to 76) | 1 | |||
Yes | 7 (2, 1 to 4) | 5 (62.5, 24 to 91) | 12.99 (3.01 to 56.06) | 0.001 | 10.61 (2.30 to 48.87) | 0.002 |
STI contact | ||||||
No | 402 (88, 64 to 91) | 7 (87.5, 47 to 100) | 1 | |||
Yes | 56 (12, 9 to 16) | 1 (12.5, 0 to 53) | 1.03 (0.12 to 8.49) | 0.981 |
Data missing for up to 6% of PrEP use, and 17% of men who have sex with men were not tested for STI in the rectum.
*P value calculated using logistic regression, and bold indicates significant findings.
†Variables were included in the adjusted analysis if the p value was less than 0.05.
‡Individuals with HIV were excluded for this variable.
PrEP, HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis.