Table 2.
Socio-demographic risk factors for Mycoplasma genitalium in urine in participants aged 16–44, by gender
| Men |
Women |
Denominator(unweighted, weighted) |
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| % | (95% CI) | OR | (95% CI) | AORa | (95% CI) | P-value | % | (95% CI) | OR | (95% CI) | AORa | (95% CI) | P -value | Men | Women | |
| All aged 16—44 years | 1.2% | (0.7–1.8) | 1.3% | (0.9–1.9) | 1875, 2252 | 2632, 2248 | ||||||||||
| Age at interview (years) | 0.025 | 0.694 | ||||||||||||||
| 16–19 | 0.0% | – | – | – | – | – | 2.4% | (1.2–4.8) | 2.43 | (0.74–7.93) | 1.58 | (0.51–4.87) | 342, 233 | 391, 211 | ||
| 20–24 | 0.6% | (0.2–1.7) | 0.78 | (0.17–3.53) | 0.35 | (0.06–1.96) | 1.3% | (0.7–2.3) | 1.30 | (0.44–3.88) | 0.94 | (0.33–2.71) | 493, 388 | 591, 379 | ||
| 25–34 | 2.1% | (1.2–3.7) | 2.68 | (0.77–9.26) | 1.78 | (0.46–6.89) | 1.4% | (0.8–2.3) | 1.41 | (0.49–4.06) | 1.30 | (0.46–3.71) | 691, 803 | 1132, 799 | ||
| 35–44 | 0.8% | (0.3–2.4) | 1.00 | – | 1.00 | – | 1.0% | (0.4–2.5) | 1.00 | – | 1.00 | – | 349, 828 | 518, 859 | ||
| Ethnicity | <0.001 | 0.408 | ||||||||||||||
| White | 0.7% | (0.4–1.3) | 1.00 | – | 1.00 | – | 1.4% | (1.0–2.0) | 1.00 | – | 1.00 | – | 1684, 1921 | 2368, 1965 | ||
| Asian | 1.0% | (0.1–7.2) | 1.47 | (0.18–11.71) | 1.20 | (0.15–9.62) | 0.0% | – | – | – | – | – | 66, 156 | 87, 121 | ||
| Black | 11.2% | (4.8–24.1) | 17.57 | (5.88–52.48) | 12.05 | (3.68–39.44) | 2.1% | (0.5–8.4) | 1.50 | (0.34–6.68) | 1.29 | (0.31–5.44) | 56, 86 | 78, 78 | ||
| Mixed/other | 1.3% | (0.2–8.8) | 1.80 | (0.23–14.27) | 1.43 | (0.17–11.67) | 0.4% | (0.1–3.2) | 0.31 | (0.04–2.32) | 0.27 | (0.04–2.00) | 69, 88 | 99, 85 | ||
| Region | 0.796 | 0.732 | ||||||||||||||
| London | 1.1% | (0.3–4.5) | 1.00 | – | 1.00 | – | 1.1% | (0.4–3.2) | 1.00 | – | 1.00 | – | 180, 334 | 266, 340 | ||
| Rest of Britain | 1.2% | (0.7–1.9) | 1.04 | (0.23–4.66) | 1.21 | (0.29–5.08) | 1.3% | (0.9–2.0) | 1.22 | (0.39–3.79) | 1.24 | (0.36–4.23) | 1695, 1918 | 2366, 1909 | ||
| IMD (quintiles)b | 0.053 | 0.304 | ||||||||||||||
| 1–2 (least deprived) | 0.5% | (0.2–1.1) | 1.00 | – | 1.00 | – | 1.4% | (0.7–2.8) | 1.00 | – | 1.00 | – | 677, 835 | 894, 799 | ||
| 3 | 0.9% | (0.3–2.8) | 1.94 | (0.48–7.80) | 2.01 | (0.49–8.26) | 0.7% | (0.3–1.6) | 0.46 | (0.16–1.35) | 0.47 | (0.16–1.40) | 368, 464 | 514, 449 | ||
| 4–5 (most deprived) | 1.9% | (1.0–3.4) | 3.97 | (1.41–11.18) | 3.66 | (1.27–10.47) | 1.5% | (1.0–2.3) | 1.04 | (0.46–2.35) | 0.98 | (0.43–2.22) | 830, 952 | 1224, 1001 | ||
| Academic qualificationsc | 0.429 | 0.616 | ||||||||||||||
| No academic qualifications | 2.9% | (1.0–8.2) | 1.00 | – | 1.00 | – | 2.0% | (0.7–5.6) | 1.00 | – | 1.00 | – | 171, 221 | 222, 199 | ||
| Academic qualifications typically gained at age 16d | 1.0% | (0.5–2.2) | 0.34 | (0.09–1.34) | 0.43 | (0.12–1.55) | 1.1% | (0.7–2.0) | 0.56 | (0.17–1.84) | 0.54 | (0.15–1.97) | 630, 775 | 895, 761 | ||
| Studying for / attained further academic qualifications | 1.0% | (0.5–2.0) | 0.36 | (0.10–1.30) | 0.57 | (0.18–1.86) | 1.2% | (0.7–2.1) | 0.59 | (0.18–1.94) | 0.52 | (0.13–2.10) | 969, 1157 | 1382, 1192 | ||
Denominator is participants aged 16–44 who reported at least one partner, with an MG test result.
aAdjusted for age, IMD quintile and number of partners in the past year, except for age group (adjusted for IMD and partners only).
bIMD, Index of Multiple Deprivation, a multidimensional measure of area (neighbourhood)-level deprivation based on the participant's postcode. We adjusted IMD scores for England, Scotland and Wales before they were combined and assigned to quintiles, with use of a method by Payne and Abel.17
cParticipants aged ≥ 17 years.
dEnglish General Certificate of Secondary Education (GCSE) or equivalent.