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. 2024 Summer;24(2):96–102. doi: 10.31486/toj.23.0141

Table 5.

Sexually Transmitted Infections by Positive and Negative CAGE Scores, n=40,022

Total CAGE Score ≥2
Sexually Transmitted Infection Yes, n=757 No, n=39,265
HIV 1 (0.1) 124 (0.3)
Hepatitis B 35 (4.6) 703 (1.8)
Syphilis 0 199 (0.5)
Chlamydia 1 (0.1) 49 (0.1)
Gonorrhea 3 (0.4) 33 (0.1)
Trichomoniasis 9 (1.2) 464 (1.2)
Hepatitis Ca 51 (6.7) 1,318 (3.4)
STI (blood screen)b 35 (4.6) 951 (2.4)
STI (non-blood screen)c 13 (1.7) 523 (1.3)
Any STId 48 (6.3) 1,437 (3.7)

aSecondary outcome.

bSTI (blood screen) = HIV, hepatitis B, syphilis.

cSTI (non-blood screen) = chlamydia, gonorrhea, trichomoniasis.

dAny STI = HIV, hepatitis B, syphilis, chlamydia, gonorrhea, trichomoniasis.

Notes: A positive—clinically significant—CAGE score was defined as ≥2, and a score <2 was defined as negative. Each individual infection for patients with multiple infections is counted, but each patient is only counted once for STI (blood screen), STI (non-blood screen), and Any STI.

HIV, human immunodeficiency virus; STI, sexually transmitted infection.