TABLE 2.
Sexual History Characteristics by Prostatitis Status among African-American Men (n=703)
| No History of Prostatitis (n=656) |
History of Prostatitis (n=47) |
p-value (based on chi-square) |
Age-adjusted Odds Ratio (95% CI) |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Sexual History | ||||
| History of STDs | 0.123 | |||
| Never | 297(45.6) | 16(34.1) | -- | |
| 1 or More | 354(51.4) | 31(65.9) | 1.57(0.84, 2.94) | |
| Sexual Frequency in past 12 months | ||||
| None | 84(13.2) | 7(15.22) | 0.004/0.004* | -- |
| 1–2 times | 63(9.9) | 12(26.1) | 2.48(0.92, 6.73) | |
| 1–3 times/ month | 75(11.8) | 8(17.4) | 1.44(0.49, 4.22) | |
| 1 time / week | 135(21.3) | 8(17.4) | 0.84(0.29, 2.45) | |
| 2+ times / week | 278(43.8) | 11(23.9) | 0.61(0.22, 1.72) | |
| Number of Sexual Partners | 0.424/0.428* | |||
| 1–5 | 117(24.7) | 8(24.2) | -- | |
| 6–11 | 114(24.1) | 12(36.7) | 1.51(0.59, 3.84) | |
| 12–24 | 121(25.6) | 6(18.2) | 0.74(0.25, 2.21) | |
| ≥ 25 | 122(25.7) | 7(21.1) | 0.89(0.31, 2.53) | |
| History of Gonorrhea | 0.213 | |||
| No | 310(47.4) | 18(38.3) | -- | |
| Yes | 340(52.3) | 29(61.7) | 1.42(0.77, 2.62) | |
| # of Times Had Gonorrhea | 0.141/0.070* | |||
| 0 | 310(48.0) | 18(38.3) | -- | |
| 1 | 184(28.5) | 12(25.5) | 1.07(0.51, 2.29) | |
| >1 | 152(23.5) | 17(36.2) | 1.90(0.95, 3.81) | |
| History of Syphilis | 0.566 | |||
| No | 627(96.2) | 45(97.8) | -- | |
| Yes | 25(3.8) | 1(2.2) | 0.49(0.07, 3.75) | |
| # of Times Had Syphilis | 0.885/0.626* | |||
| 0 | 631(96.7) | 46(97.9) | -- | |
| 1 | 21(3.2) | 1(2.0) | 0.58(0.08, 4.44) | |
| >1 | 1(0.15) | 0(0.0) | n/a | |
| Age at First Sexual Intercourse | 0.882/0.487* | |||
| < 14 | 147(23.1) | 10(22.2) | -- | |
| 14–15 | 163(25.6) | 9(20.0) | 0.70(0.27, 1.78) | |
| 16–17 | 105(16.5) | 8(17.8) | 1.01(0.38, 2.66) | |
| >17 | 221(34.75) | 18(40.0) | 1.03(0.48, 2.33) | |
| History of Herpes | 0.596 | |||
| No | 645(98.7) | 46(97.9) | -- | |
| Yes | 8(1.3) | 1(2.1) | 2.09(0.25, 17.3) | |
| # of Times Had Herpes | 0.043/0.090* | |||
| 0 | 648(99.2) | 46(97.8) | -- | |
| 1 | 4(0.6) | 0(0.0) | n/a | |
| >1 | 1(0.2) | 1(2.1) | 19.5(1.14, 334.93) | |
| Partner History of Cervical Cancer | 0.369 | |||
| No | 600(98.2) | 44(100.0) | -- | |
| Yes | 11(1.8) | 0(0.0) | n/a | |
Note: Totals may not equal n=703 due to missing values
*
Cochran-Armitage test for trend p-value