Characteristics of the 890 asymptomatic individuals studied for Mycoplasma genitalium and macrolide resistance grouped by sexual behaviour
| Characteristics | MSM (n=489) No.; % (95% CI) | MSW (n=179) No.; % (95% CI) | Women (n=222) No.; % (95% CI) | P value* |
| Median age (IQR) | 34.1 (27.7 to 41.8) | 30.5 (26.5 to 37.4) | 28.9 (24.3 to 36.7) | <0.001 |
| Origin | ||||
| Spanish | 311; 63.6 (59.2 to 67.9) | 99; 55.3 (47.7 to 62.7) | 117; 52.7 (45.9 to 59.4) | 0.011 |
| Non-Spanish | 178; 36.4 (32.1 to 40.8) | 80; 44.7 (37.3 to 52.3) | 105; 47.3 (40.6 to 54.1) | |
| Sexual partners (last 3 months) | ||||
| 1–5 | 299; 61.1 (56.7 to 65.5) | 153; 85.5 (79.4 to 90.3) | 184; 82.9 (77.3 to 87.6) | <0.001 |
| 6–20 | 162; 33.1 (29.0 to 37.5) | 24; 13.4 (8.8 to 19.3) | 27; 12.2 (8.2 to 17.2) | |
| >20 | 28; 5.7 (3.8 to 8.2) | 2; 1.1 (0.1 to 4.0) | 11; 5.0 (2.5 to 8.7) | |
| HIV positive | 84†; 17.2 (13.9 to 20.8) | 0; 0.0 (0.0 to 2.0) | 0; 0.0 (0.0 to 1.6) | <0.001 |
| Syphilis history | 177; 36.2 (31.9 to 40.6) | 1; 0.6 (0.0 to 3.1) | 1; 0.5 (0.0 to 2.5) | <0.001 |
| Specimens | ||||
| Rectal swab | 471; 96.3 (94.2 to 97.8) | – | 58; 26.1 (20.5 to 32.4) | |
| Vaginal swab | – | – | 222; 100.0 (98.4 to 100.0) | |
| First void urine | 489; 100.0 (99.2 to 100.0) | 179; 100.0 (98.0 to 100.0) | – | |
| CT infection | 48‡; 9.8 (7.3 to 12.8) | 11; 6.1 (3.1 to 10.7) | 18§; 8.1 (4.9 to 12.5) | 0.310 |
| NG infection | 67; 13.7 (10.8 to 17.1) | 0; 0.0 (0.0 to 0.2) | 9; 4.1 (1.9 to 7.6) | <0.001 |
*χ2 tests for categorical variables and Mann-Whitney U test for quantitative variables.
†Five HIV positive cases were new diagnoses.
‡Eleven MSM individuals had a CT and NG co-infection.
§One woman was co-infected with CT and NG.
MSM, men who have sex with men; MSW, men who have sex with women; CT, Chlamydia trachomatis; NG, Neisseria gonorrhoeae.