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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2016 Oct 1.
Published in final edited form as: Sex Transm Dis. 2015 Oct;42(10):554–565. doi: 10.1097/OLQ.0000000000000340

Table 3.

Logistic Regression Analysis Exploring Relationship of Individual Maternal STIs (CT, NG, and CT & NG Co-Infection) with Maternal Demographics and Pregnancy Parameters

A) Any CT (CT Only + CT & NG Co-Infection): * Excludes NG Only (n=28)
Total (N=1345)
n (col %)
Any CT (N=249)
n (row %)
Uninfected (N=1096)
n (row %)
Unadjusted Adjusted
OR (95% CI) p-value OR (95% CI) p-value
Maternal Age (years)
 Continuous 0.94 (0.92 –0.96) <.0001
 30 and Older 435 (32.3) 52 (12.0) 383 (88.0) 1.00 1.00
 25–29 368 (27.4) 68 (18.5) 300 (81.5) 1.67 (1.13 –2.47) 0.01 1.71 (1.15–2.54) 0.01
 13–24 542 (40.3) 129 (23.8) 413 (76.2) 2.30 (1.62 –3.27) <.0001 2.30 (1.61–3.29) <.0001
Tobacco Use
 No 911 (68.2) 152 (16.7) 759 (83.3) 1.00 1.00
 Yes 425 (31.8) 94 (22.1) 331 (77.9) 1.42 (1.06 –1.89) 0.02 1.36 (1.01–1.82) 0.04
Prior Stillbirth
 No 1285 (95.7) 244 (19.0) 1041 (81.0) 1.00
 Yes 58 (4.3) 4 (6.9) 54 (93.1) 0.32 (0.11 –0.88) 0.03
Prenatal Care
 No 512 (38.2) 117 (22.9) 395 (77.1) 1.00 1.00
 Yes 829 (61.8) 131 (15.8) 698 (84.2) 0.63 (0.48 –0.84) 0.001 0.71 (0.53–0.96) 0.02
Infant Delivery
 Vaginal 878 (65.3) 193 (22.0) 685 (78.0) 1.00 1.00
 Cesarean 466 (34.7) 56 (12.0) 410 (88.0) 0.48 (0.35 –0.67) <.0001 0.50 (0.36–0.70) <.0001
B) Any NG (NG Only + CT & NG Co-Infection): *Excludes CT Only (n= 214)
Total (N=1159)
n (col %)
Any NG (N=63)
n (row %)
Uninfected (N=1096)
n (row %)
Unadjusted Adjusted
OR (95% CI) p-value OR (95% CI) p-value
Maternal Age (years)
 Continuous 0.93 (0.89 –0.97) 0.002
  30 and Older 395 (34.1) 12 (3.0) 383 (97.0) 1.00 1.00
  25–29 314 (27.1) 14 (4.5) 300 (95.5) 1.49 (0.68 –3.27) 0.32 1.63 (0.74–3.61) 0.23
  13–24 450 (38.8) 37 (8.2) 413 (91.8) 2.86 (1.47 –5.56) 0.002 2.97 (1.51–5.84) 0.002
Illegal Substance Use
  No 1061 (91.9) 52 (4.9) 1009 (95.1) 1.00
  Yes 93 (8.1) 11 (11.8) 82 (88.2) 2.60 (1.31 –5.18) 0.01
Tobacco Use
  No 793 (68.8) 34 (4.3) 759 (95.7) 1.00 1.00
  Yes 360 (31.2) 29 (8.1) 331 (91.9) 1.96 (1.17 –3.26) 0.01 1.83 (1.08–3.09) 0.02
Prior Preterm Birth
  No 941 (81.6) 40 (4.3) 901 (95.7) 1.00
  Yes 212 (18.4) 23 (10.8) 189 (89.2) 2.74 (1.60 –4.69) 0.0002
Prenatal Care
  No 431 (37.3) 36 (8.4) 395 (91.6) 1.00 1.00
  Yes 725 (62.7) 27 (3.7) 698 (96.3) 0.42 (0.25 –0.71) 0.001 0.50 (0.30–0.86) 0.01
Infant Delivery
  Vaginal 738 (63.7) 53 (7.2) 685 (92.8) 1.00 1.00
  Cesarean 420 (36.3) 10 (2.4) 410 (97.6) 0.32 (0.16 –0.63) 0.001 0.33 (0.17–0.68) 0.002
C) CT & NG Co-Infection: *Excludes CT Only (n=214) and NG Only (n=28)
Total (N=1131)
n (col %)
CT& NG Co-infection (N=35)
n (row %)
Uninfected (N=1096)
n (row %)
Unadjusted Adjusted
OR (95% CI) p-value OR (95% CI) p-value
Maternal Age (years)
Continuous 0.87 (0.82 –0.94) 0.0001
 30 and Older 387 (34.2) 4 (1.0) 383 (99.0) 1.00 1.00
 25–29 306 (27.1) 6 (2.0) 300 (98.0) 1.91 (0.54 –6.85) 0.32 2.26 (0.63–8.14) 0.21
 13–24 438 (38.7) 25 (5.7) 413 (94.3) 5.80 (2.00–16.81) 0.001 6.24 (2.14–18.3) 0.001
Illegal Substance Use
 No 1038 (91.8) 29 (2.8) 1009 (97.2) 1.00
 Yes 88 (7.8) 6 (6.8) 82 (93.2) 2.55 (1.03 –6.31) 0.04
Tobacco Use
 No 778 (68.8) 19 (2.4) 759 (97.6) 1.00
 Yes 347 (30.7) 16 (4.6) 331 (95.4) 1.93 (0.98 –3.80) 0.06
Prior Preterm Birth
 No 923 (81.6) 22 (2.4) 901 (97.6) 1.00
 Yes 202 (17.9) 13 (6.4) 189 (93.6) 2.82 (1.39 –5.69) 0.004
Prenatal Care
 No 419 (37.0) 24 (5.7) 395 (94.3) 1.00 1.00
 Yes 709 (62.7) 11 (1.6) 698 (98.4) 0.26 (0.13 –0.54) 0.0003 0.31 (0.15–0.67) 0.003
Infant Delivery
 Vaginal 713 (63.0) 28 (3.9) 685 (96.1) 1.00
 Cesarean 417 (36.9) 7 (1.7) 410 (98.3) 0.42 (0.18 –0.96) 0.04

Logistic regression was done to evaluate the relationship of each STI group (any CT, any NG, and CT & NG co-infected) with maternal demographic, pregnancy, and HIV-related parameters (study site, maternal age, occupation, race/ethnicity, marital status, illegal substance use, alcohol use, tobacco use, prior preterm birth, prior stillbirth, prenatal care, mode of delivery, CD4 count, and log10 of HIV viral load). Only parameters found to be significant are displayed above.

A) Part A of the table analyzes the relationship between any CT-infection (CT only, CT & NG co-infected) versus those uninfected with any STI with respect to maternal demographic, pregnancy, and HIV-related characteristics. Mothers with NG only were excluded from this analysis. Only significant findings are displayed. The unadjusted logistic regression demonstrated that study site, maternal age, tobacco use, prior stillbirth, prenatal care status, and mode of infant delivery were associated with CT infection. However, the adjusted logistic regression analyses demonstrated that only younger age, tobacco use, no prenatal care, and vaginal delivery were associated with greater odds of CT infection.

B) Part B of the table analyzes relationship between any NG-infection (NG only, CT & NG co-infected) versus those uninfected with any STI with respect to maternal demographic, pregnancy, and HIV-related characteristics. Mothers with CT only were excluded from analysis. Only significant findings are displayed. The unadjusted logistic regression showed that study site, maternal age, race/ethnicity, marital status, illegal substance use, tobacco use, prior preterm birth, prenatal care status, and mode of delivery were associated with NG infection. However, the adjusted logistic analyses showed that younger age, tobacco use, no prenatal care, and vaginal infant delivery were associated with greater odds of NG infection.

C) Part C of the table analyzes relationship between mothers with CT & NG co-infection versus those uninfected with any STI with respect to maternal demographic, pregnancy, and HIV-related characteristics. CT only as well as NG only mothers were excluded from analysis. Only significant findings are displayed. The unadjusted logistic regression showed that the study site, maternal age, race/ethnicity, illegal substance use, tobacco use (marginal significance), prior preterm birth, prenatal care status, and infant delivery type were associated with CT & NG co-infection. The adjusted logistic analyses showed that only younger age and no prenatal care were associated with the greater odds of CT & NG co-infection.