Table 4.
Odds ratios Between Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) and Syphilis Among MSM in different regions of Jiangsu, 2014 (n = 4,766).
| Variable | Regiona | Migrants | Residents | Overall | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crude OR# (95% CI) | Adjusted OR# (95% CI) | Crude OR# (95% CI) | Adjusted OR# (95% CI) | Crude OR# (95% CI) | Adjusted OR# (95% CI) | ||
| HIV | South Jiangsu | Ref | |||||
| Central Jiangsu | 0.37 (0.18–0.75)* | 0.3 (0.14–0.64)* | 0.88 (0.67–1.17) | 0.87 (0.65–1.16) | 0.77 (0.59–0.99) | 0.74 (0.57–0.96) | |
| North Jiangsu | 0.51 (0.20–1.29) | 0.52 (0.20–1.33) | 0.63 (0.49-0.82)* | 0.57 (0.43–0.74)* | 0.61(0.48–0.78)* | 0.58 (0.45–0.74)* | |
| Syphilis | South Jiangsu | Ref | |||||
| Central Jiangsu | 0.71 (0.38–1.32) | 0.59 (0.31–1.13) | 0.65 (0.46–0.93) | 0.61 (0.43–0.88)* | 0.66 (0.48–0.89)* | 0.6 (0.44–0.81)* | |
| North Jiangsu | 0.8 (0.33–1.92) | 0.82 (0.34–1.97) | 0.77 (0.58–1.02) | 0.7 (0.52–0.94) | 0.74 (0.57–0.96) | 0.68 (0.52–0.88)* | |
Note: aSouth Jiangsu: Nanjing, Wuxi, Changzhou, Suzhou, Zhenjiang; Central Jiangsu: Nantong, Yangzhou, Taizhou; North Jiangsu: Xuzhou, Lianyungang, Huai’an, Yancheng, Suqian.
#Odds Ratio was calculated by direct comparing region Central Jiangsu and North Jiangsu to South Jiangsu (reference group); Multivariate models were adjusted for the following variables: age, marital status (ref = married), education. *Represents statistical significance. P < 0.01.