Table 5.

Association between sociodemographic characteristics and potential risk factors for Mycoplasma genitalium.

Variable	Total n (n = 142)	Prevalent M. genitalium			Persistent M. genitalium
		n (%)	OR (95% CI)	p-Value		OR (95% CI)	p-Value
Age, years
<30	13	3 (23)	0.77 (0.10–4.44)	1.00	3 (23)	0.76 (0.19–24.7)	0.75
30 to <45	104	33 (32)	1.19 (0.42–3.72)	0.91	17 (16)	1.68 (0.35–10.9)	0.71
≥45	25	7 (28)	Ref. (1.00)		3 (12)	Ref. (1.00)
Body mass index, kg/m2
Normal weight, 18.5 to <25	45	17 (38)	1.60 (0.55–4.90)	0.46	6 (13)	1.84 (0.34–11.1)	0.63
Overweight, 25 to <30	61	16 (26)	0.94 (0.33–2.82)	1.00	12 (20)	2.93 (0.68–15.4)	0.18
Obese, ≥30	33	9 (27)	Ref. (1.00)		4 (12)	Ref. (1.00)
Marital status
Married	84	21 (25)	0.58 (0.24–1.20)	0.14	16 (19)	1.48 (0.44–5.21)	0.64
Not married	58	22 (38)	Ref. (1.00)		7 (12)	Ref. (1.00)
Education, years completed
≤6 years	14	4 (28)	0.68 (0.12–3.01)	0.82	0 (0)	-
7–12	93	26 (28)	0.65 (0.26–1.64)	0.42	19 (20)	2.91 (0.75–14.1)	0.14
>12	35	13 (37)	Ref. (1.00)		4 (11)	Ref. (1.00)
Ageat sexual initiation, years
≤19	75	24 (32)	1.01 (0.31–3.68)	1.00	14 (19)	8.23 (0.93–72.4)	0.06
19–22	47	13 (28)	0.83 (0.23–3.25)	0.97	8 (17)	5.00 (0.54–46.2)	0.15
>22	19	6 (31)	Ref. (1.00)		1 (5)	Ref. (1.00)
Total lifetime sex partners
1	21	5 (24)	0.49 (0.12–1.73)	0.35	3 (14)	0.55 (0.07–3.18)	0.71
2–4	72	19 (36)	0.59 (0.24–1.32)	0.21	13 (18)	1.43 (0.39–5.47)	0.74
≥5	49	19 (39)	Ref. (1.00)		7 (14)	Ref. (1.00)
Vaginal pH
<4.5	3	0 (0)	–	–	2 (67)	3.90 (0.33–45.6)	0.27
4.5 to <5.5	9	1 (11)	0.24 (0.01–2.07)	0.34	1 (11)	0.65 (0.06–6.65)	0.71
≥5.5	130	42 (32)	Ref. (1.00)		20 (15)	Ref. (1.00)
HIV status
Yes	101	28 (28)	0.66 (0.28–1.56)	0.39	23 (23)	–
No	41	15 (36)	Ref. (1.00)		0 (0)	Ref. (1.00)

Table shows exact odds ratios (ORs) and 95% confidence intervals (CIs) based on logistic regression models; n = number of women.