Table 2.
Univariate analysis of the characteristics associated with the presence of chlamydia IgG antibodies in women with tubal occlusion or previous ectopic pregnancy (group I, n = 55) and in parous women (group II, n = 55), in Goiânia, Goiás, Brazil, in 2001.
| Variable | Group I IgG+ | OR | IC 95% | Group II IgG+ | OR | IC 95% |
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| Age, y | ||||||
| ≤30 | 18 (58.1%) | 2.31 | (0.7–8.0) | 05 (29.4%) | 2.75 | (0.5–13.9) |
| >30 | 13 (41.9%) | 12 (70.6%) | ||||
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| Marital status | ||||||
| Married/cohabiting | 06 (19.4%) | 14 (82.4%) | ||||
| Single | 25 (80.6%) | 5.52 | (0.6–131.2) | 03 (17.6%) | 1.05 | (0.2–6.1) |
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| Schooling, y | ||||||
| ≤8 | 04 (12.9%) | 3.41 | (0.3–86.0) | 03 (17.6%) | 0.60 | (0.1–2.9) |
| >8 | 27 (87.1%) | 14 (82.4%) | ||||
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| Nº of sexual partners in life | ||||||
| ≥4 | 14 (45.2%) | 18.67 | (2.9–150.1) * | 06 (35.3%) | 4.08 | (0.7–26.3) |
| 2 or 3 | 13 (41.9%) | 10.40 | (1.9–65.2) * | 06 (35.3%) | 1.27 | (0.3–6.2) |
| 1 | 04 (12.9%) | 05 (29.4%) | ||||
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| Age at first sexual intercourse, y | ||||||
| ≤15 | 06 (19.4%) | 5.52 | (0.6–131.2) | 04 (23.5%) | 1.36 | (0.3–6.6) |
| >15 | 25 (80.6%) | 13 (76.5%) | ||||
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| Previous STD | ||||||
| Yes | 03 (9.7%) | 2.46 | (0.2–65.9) | 03 (17.6%) | 7.93 | (0.6–216.4) * |
| No | 28 (90.3%) | 14 (82.4%) | ||||
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| Previous STD partner | ||||||
| Yes | 02 (8.0%) | 0.91 | (0.1–10.2) | 01 (7.1%) | 2.31 | (0.0–93.2) |
| No | 23 (92.0) | 13 (92.6%) | ||||
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| Previous PID | ||||||
| Yes | 08 (25.8%) | 8.00 | (0.9–184.5) * | |||
| No | 23 (74.2%) | |||||
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| Relation with symptomatic partner | ||||||
| Yes | 03 (12.0%) | 1.43 | (0.2–13.9) | 01 (7.1%) | 1.12 | (0.0–18.2) |
| No | 22 (88.0%) | 13 (92.9%) | ||||
* P < .05.