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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2015 Nov 1.
Published in final edited form as: Sex Transm Dis. 2010 Dec;37(12):777–783. doi: 10.1097/OLQ.0b013e3181e8087e

TABLE 3.

Characteristics Independently Associated With M. genitalium, C. trachomatis, and N. gonorrhoeae Infection*

Characteristic M. genitalium AOR (95% CI) C. trachomatis AOR (95% CI) N. gonorrhoeae AOR (95% CI)
Age under 20 1.8 (1.01, 3.33) 2.0 (1.03, 3.70) 3.8 (1.23, 11.97)
Non-white race 2.8 (1.40, 5.72) 2.0 (1.14, 3.59) 3.5 (1.22–9.93)
Smoking 1.7 (1.03, 2.83)
Never been married 2.6 (1.08, 6.25)
Depo-Provera use 2.3 (1.19, 4.46)
Having a black partner (vs. a non-black partner) 3.4 (1.83, 6.29)
Previous STI (past year) 1.8 (1.02, 3.01)
Drug use 2.4 (1.20, 4.66) 6.2 (1.40, 27.81)
High school education or less 3.2 (1.11, 9.49)
Anal sex with most recent partner 3.0 (1.24, 7.20)
Hormonal contraceptive use in past 12 mo 0.2 (0.05, 0.58)
Douching 3.0 (1.10, 8.38)
Met and had sexual intercourse on the same day 6.7 (1.84, 24.18)
*

OR has been adjusted for all other characteristics independently associated with each organism. Characteristics not included for a specific organism were tested, but were not significantly associated and were left out of the model.

AOR indicates adjusted odds ratio; CI, confidence interval; STI, sexually transmitted infections.