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. 2012 Nov 22;12:319. doi: 10.1186/1471-2334-12-319

Table 1.

Sosio-demographic characteristics, prevalence and crude odds ratios for C. trachomatis infection in univariable logistic regression analysis

Characteristic Girls
Boys
Both
N (%) nCT (%) OR 95%CI p1 N (%) nCT (%) OR 95%CI p1 OR 95%CI p1
Total
565
(100.0)
41
(7.3)
 
 
 
466
(100.0)
18
(3.9)
 
 
 
 
 
 
Age
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
16
168
(29.7)
11
(6.5)
1.00
 
0.48
139
(29.8)
3
(2.2)
1.00
 
0.38
1.00
 
0.21
17
177
(31.3)
15
(8.5)
1.32
0.59 to 2.97
 
179
(38.4)
9
(5.0)
2.40
0.64 to 9.04
 
1.51
0.76 to 3.00
 
18
166
(29.4)
9
(5.4)
0.82
0.33 to 2.03
 
106
(22.7)
3
(2.8)
1.32
0.26 to 6.68
 
0.97
0.44 to 2.13
 
19-20
48
(9.6)
6
(11.1)
1.78
0.63 to 5.08
 
39
(9.0)
3
(7.1)
3.49
0.68 to 17.97
 
2.17
0.91 to 5.17
 
Family and culture
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Ethnicity
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Norwegian
402
(71.2)
23
(5.7)
1.00
 
0.093
325
(70.0)
12
(3.7)
1.00
 
0.73
1.00
 
0.21
Sami/Sami-Norwegian
124
(21.9)
14
(11.3)
2.10
1.04 to 4.21
 
105
(22.6)
3
(2.9)
0.74
0.21 to 2.77
 
1.59
0.87 to 2.89
 
Other
39
(6.9)
4
(10.3)
1.88
0.61 to 5.75
 
34
(7.3)
2
(5.9)
1.63
0.35 to 7.61
 
1.77
0.72 to 4.36
 
Church affiliation2
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Yes
448
(79.6)
33
(7.4)
1.00
 
0.88
294
(63.5)
12
(4.1)
1.00
 
0.54
1.00
 
0.36
No
115
(20.4)
8
(7.0)
0.94
0.42 to 2.10
 
169
(36.5)
5
(3.0)
0.72
0.25 to 2.07
 
0.74
0.40 to 1.40
 
Residence in school year
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
At home
356
(63.1)
20
(5.6)
1.00
 
0.051
287
(61.7)
7
(2.4)
1.00
 
0.084
1.00
 
0.011
Other3
208
(36.9)
21
(10.1)
1.89
1.00 to 3.57
 
178
(38.3)
10
(5.6)
2.38
0.89 to 6.37
 
2.00
1.17 to 3.4
 
Mother’s education
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
≤ High school/don’t know
313
(55.5)
15
(4.8)
1.00
 
0.013
304
(65.7)
12
(3.9)
1.00
 
0.66
1.00
 
0.03
≥ College
251
(44.5)
26
(10.4)
2.30
1.19 to 4.44
 
159
(34.3)
5
(3.1)
0.79
0.27 to 2.28
 
1.79
1.05 to 3.04
 
High school
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Study category
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Academic
347
(61.4)
21
(6.1)
1.00
 
0.17
171
(36.8)
6
(3.5)
1.00
 
0.90
1.00
 
0.56
Vocational
218
(38.6)
20
(9.2)
1.57
0.83 to 2.97
 
294
(63.2)
11
(3.7)
1.07
0.39 to 2.94
 
1.17
0.69 to 1.99
 
Year
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
1
210
(37.2)
16
(7.6)
1.00
 
0.68
178
(38.3)
4
(2.2)
1.00
 
0.44
1.00
 
0.83
2
198
(35.0)
16
(8.1)
1.07
0.52 to 2.19
 
209
(44.9)
9
(4.3)
1.96
0.59 to 6.47
 
1.20
0.66 to 2.21
 
3
157
(27.8)
9
(5.7)
0.74
0.32 to 1.72
 
78
(16.8)
4
(5.1)
2.35
0.57 to 9.65
 
1.08
0.53 to 2.21
 
Alcohol/drug use
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Low
134
(23.8)
4
(3.0)
1.00
 
0.098
130
(28.4)
3
(2.3)
1.00
 
0.087
1.00
 
0.034
Medium
322
(57.3)
27
(8.4)
2.98
1.02 to 8.67
 
198
(43.3)
5
(2.5)
1.10
0.26 to 4.67
 
2.41
1.05 to 5.53
 
High 106 (18.9) 10 (9.4) 3.39 1.03 to 11.12   129 (28.2) 9 (7.0) 3.18 0.84 to 12.01   3.23 1.33 to 7.83  

nCT number of chlamydia cases, OR odds ratio, CI confidence interval, 1p-value for equality between categories; 2Affiliation to any denomination: Church of Norway (n = 722), Russian Orthodox Church (n = 9), Jehova’s Witnesses/Pentecostals (n = 7), Islam (n = 4); 3Living with relatives, in students’ houses or in private accommodation.