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. 2006 Oct 4;83(2):106–112. doi: 10.1136/sti.2006.021329

Table 3 Associations of age, number of reported sexual partners and frequency of sexual practices in the preceding month, with a diagnosis of urethral Chlamydia trachomatis and Neisseria gonorrhoeae.

C trachomatis N gonorrhoeae
n (%) OR (95% CI), p value Adjusted OR (95% CI), p value* n (%) OR (95% CI), p value Adjusted OR (95% CI), p value*
Age (years)
p = 0.33 p = 0.09 p = 0.083 p = 0.053
 18–29 9/165 (5.5) 1 1 16/165 (9.7) 1 1
 30–39 12/303 (4.0) 0.71 (0.29 to 1.73) 0.66 (0.27 to 1.64) 22/303 (7.3) 0.73 (0.37 to 1.43) 0.73 (0.33 to 1.62)
 40–80 5/131 (3.8) 0.69 (0.22 to 2.10) 0.59 (0.19 to 1.85) 5/131 (3.8) 0.37 (0.13 to 1.04) 0.37 (0.11 to 1.21)
Number of sexual partners in the previous month
p = 0.74 p = 0.74 p = 0.19 p = 0.29
 0–1 7/206 (2.4) 1 1 11/206 (5.3) 1 1
 2–5 15/238 (6.3) 1.91 (0.76 to 4.79) 1.69 (0.64 to 4.44) 19/238 (8.0) 1.54 (0.71 to 3.31) 1.44 (0.58 to 3.58)
 >5 4/121 (3.3) 0.97 (0.28 to 3.39) 1.17 (0.31 to 4.45) 10/121 (8.3) 1.60 (0.66 to 3.88) 1.71 (0.62 to 4.79)
Number of sexual practices in the previous month
 Unprotected receptive oral intercourse
p = 0.46 p = 0.61 p = 0.03 p = 0.058
 0–2 6/148 (4.1) 1 1 3/148 (2.0) 1 1
 3–9 16/184 (8.7) 2.25 (0.86 to 5.91) 1.90 (0.69 to 5.23) 15/184 (8.2) 4.29 (1.22 to 15.1) 3.02 (0.82 to 11.1)
 >9 4/187 (2.1) 0.52 (0.14 to 1.87) 0.42 (0.10 to 1.71) 16/187 (8.6) 4.52 (1.29 to 15.8) 2.84 (0.75 to 10.8)
 Unprotected insertive anal intercourse
p = 0.57 p = 0.24 p = 0.001 p = 0.24
 0 18/419 (4.3) 1 1 18/419 (4.3) 1 1
 1–4 6/95 (6.3) 1.50 (0.58 to 3.89) 1.70 (0.64 to 4.55) 15/95 (15.8) 4.18 (2.02 to 8.63) 3.53 (1.60 to 7.83)
 >4 2/47 (4.3) 0.99 (0.22 to 4.41) 1.68 (0.34 to 8.34) 4/47 (8.5) 2.07 (0.67 to 6.40) 1.78 (0.54 to 5.88)

*Adjusted OR is adjusted for all other risk factors in this column.