Table 2.
Cumulative prevalence/lifetime prevalence of infectious diseases (Section 2 of the ID Screen) by study center
| Total: | Bremen (HB) | Hamburg (HH) | Heidelberg (HD) | Freiburg (FR) | c2 test/Fisher’s exact test* |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| n = 84 | n = 91 | n = 106 | n = 156 | ||
| %; [CI95 %] | %; [CI95 %] | %; [CI95 %] | %; [CI95 %] | ||
| Sepsis | 9.5; [4.9–17.7] | 5.5; [2.4–12.2] | 5.7; [2.6–11.8] | 6.4; [3.5–11.4] | p = 0.910 |
| Sexually transmitted infections (without HIV) | 11.9; [6.6–20.5] | 7.7; [3.8–15.09] | 5.7; [2.6–11.8] | 3.9; [1.8–8.1] | p = 0.390 |
| Infection of bones | 0 | 0 | 0.9; [0.2–5.2] | 1.3; [0.4–4.6] | p = 0.980* |
| Infection of joints | 3.6; [1.2–10.0] | 6.6; [3.1–13.6] | 7.6; [3.9–14.2] | 5.8; [3.1–10.6] | p = 0.880 |
| Infection of the heart | 0 | 0 | 1,9; [0.5–6.6] | 0 | p = 0.650* |
| Infection of the kidney | 9.5; [4.9–17.7] | 4.4; [1.7–10.8] | 3.8; [1.5–9.3] | 5.1; [2.6–9.8] | p = 0.520 |
| HIV | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | p = 1 |
| Chickenpox | 41.7; [31.7–52.3]**† | 53.9; [43.7–63.7] | 55.7; [46.2–64.8] † | 59.6; [51.8–67.0]** |
p = 0.027 **p = 0.003 (HB–FR) †p = 0.025 (HB–HD) |
| Shingles | 2.4; [0.7–8.3] | 11.0; [6.1–19.1] | 10.4; [5.9–17.6] | 9.0; [5.4–14.5] | p = 0.210 |
The differences between the study centers are not significant except for chickenpox
*Estimation with Fisher’s exact test for small cell numbers; **p-value between Bremen and Freiburg; †p-value between Bremen and Heidelberg
HIV human immunodeficiency virus,