Table 1.
Patients’ data, including demographic, individual risk factors, and clinical information.
| ART | STD | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017–2019 | 2020–2022 | p-Value | 2017–2019 | 2020–2022 | p-Value | |
| n = 2229 | n = 1458 | n = 770 | n = 1046 | |||
| Age (years), median (IQR) | 39 (35–42) | 39 (35–42) | 0.282 | 29 (24–37) | 31 (25–40) | <0.001 |
| Age group, n (%) | 0.764 | 0.026 | ||||
| ≤18 y.o. | 0 | 0 | 17 (2.2) | 21 (2.0) | ||
| 19–29 y.o. | 89 (4.0) | 65 (4.4) | 386 (50.1) | 451 (43.1) | ||
| 30–39 y.o. | 1106 (49.6) | 714 (49.0) | 196 (25.5) | 306 (29.3) | ||
| ≥40 y.o. | 1034 (46.4) | 679 (46.6) | 171 (22.2) | 268 (25.6) | ||
| Sex, n (%) | 0.020 | <0.001 | ||||
| Male | 1072 (48.1) | 644 (44.2) | 320 (41.6) | 593 (56.7) | ||
| Female | 1157 (51.9) | 814 (55.8) | 450 (58.4) | 453 (43.3) | ||
| Nationality, n (%) | <0.001 | |||||
| Italian | 2229 | 1458 | 449 (58.3) | 715 (68.3) | ||
| Foreign | 0 | 0 | 95 (12.3) | 129 (12.3) | ||
| N.D. | 0 | 0 | 226 (29.3) | 202 (19.3) | ||
| Symptomatic, n (%) | 0 | 0 | 340 (44.2) | 409 (39.1) | <0.001 | |
| Diagnosis, n (%) | <0.001 | |||||
| Infertility | 2229 (100) | 1458 (100) | 0 | 0 | ||
| Vaginitis | 0 | 0 | 145 (18.8) | 105 (10.0) | ||
| Cervicitis | 0 | 0 | 10 (1.3) | 3 (0.3) | ||
| Urethritis | 0 | 0 | 141 (18.3) | 174 (16.6) | ||
| Proctitis | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 (0.9) | ||
| Epididymitis | 0 | 0 | 4 (0.5) | 4 (0.4) | ||
| Pharyngitis | 0 | 0 | 2 (0.3) | 5 (0.5) | ||
| N.D. | 0 | 0 | 468 (60.8) | 745 (71.2) | ||
| Occasional Sex, n (%) | 0 | 0 | 453 (58.8) | 676 (64.6) | 0.034 | |
| Multiple partners over the last 6 months, n (%) | 0 | 0 | 246 (31.9) | 502 (48.0) | <0.001 | |
| Contraception, n (%) | 0.012 | |||||
| No | 2229 (100) | 1458 (100) | 226 (29.3) | 267 (25.5) | ||
| Condom (always) | 0 | 0 | 44 (5.7) | 101 (9.7) | ||
| Condom (occasional) | 0 | 0 | 247 (32.1) | 332 (31.7) | ||
| Other/N.D. | 0 | 0 | 253 (32.9) | 346 (33.1) | ||
| No stable partner over the last 3 months, n (%) | 0 | 0 | 289 (37.5) | 464 (44.4) | 0.005 | |