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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.