TABLE 4.

Association between Sexually Transmitted Disease Diagnosis and Race

	Black to White Adjusted* Odds Ratio
	OR	95% CI
Crude	4.3	2.5, 7.4
Partner characteristics
Partner had a STD in past yr	3.0	1.6, 5.5
≥5 yr age difference between partners	3.9	2.2, 6.8
Partner previously in jail	4.3	2.3, 7.9
Partner had other partners in past yr	3.9	2.1, 7.0
Partner abuses alcohol	4.5	2.6, 7.5
Partner abuses marijuana	4.3	2.5, 7.4
Partner characteristic composite	4.0	2.3, 6.8
Partner characteristic composite and individual sexual activities composite	3.8	2.1, 6.8

^*Adjusted for sex, medical insurance, and age.

CI indicates confidence interval, OR = odds ratio.