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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2011 Apr 25.
Published in final edited form as: J Infect Dis. 2009 Aug 1;200(3):370–378. doi: 10.1086/600074

Table 2.

Multivariable Cox Proportional Hazards Regression: Relative Hazard of Gonorrhea, Chlamydia, and Trichomonas

Variable Gonorrhea, N=2,449
Hazard Ratio
(95% C.I.), p-value
Chlamydia, N=2,450
Hazard Ratio
(95% C.I.), p-value
Trichomonas, N=2,626
Hazard Ratio
(95% C.I.), p-value
Reported age in years (continuous) ^1.21 (1.03 – 1.41), 0.017
Educational attainment at baseline
     None, Primary 1–8
     Secondary 1–3
     Secondary 4, Post-secondary

ref
0.64 (0.41 – 0.99), 0.044
^0.58 (0.41 – 0.81), 0.001
Gonorrhea or chlamydia infection at baseline ^3.04 (1.93 – 4.77), <0.001 1.70 (1.06 – 2.73), 0.029
Chlamydia infection at baseline ^2.49 (1.07 – 5.78), 0.034
Trichomonas infection at baseline ^5.34 (2.16 – 13.2), <0.001
Number of sex partners past month
     None
     One
     Two or more

ref
1.37 (0.83 – 2.26), 0.220
^2.25 (1.29 – 3.94), 0.004

ref
^1.81 (1.16 – 2.82), 0.009
1.89 (1.11 – 3.22), 0.018
Condom used at last intercourse ^0.50 (0.35 – 0.72), <0.001 ^0.52 (0.30 – 0.88), 0.015
Vaginal sex with a woman during her menses 1.64 (1.03 – 2.61), 0.036 ^1.78 (1.18 – 2.70), 0.006
Penis ever scratched or sore during sex ^1.61 (1.13 – 2.31), 0.009
^

= Statistically significant by Holm corrected p-value; C.I. = Confidence Interval

Statistically significant variables entered from univariate analysis that were not statistically significant in the multivariable models are not shown.