Table 2.
Prevalence of Urinary CMV Shedding with Sexual Behaviors in CMV IgG-Positive Adults (≥20 Years) in NHANES 1999–2004 (N = 3,484)
| Sexual characteristics | Number with shedding detected (sample size) |
Prevalence b (95% confidence interval) |
P value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ever had sexual transmitted diseases a | 0.63 | ||
| Yes | 9 (296) | 4.22 (1.23–7.21) | |
| No | 106 (2,715) | 3.48 (2.48–4.48) | |
| Number of lifetime sexual partners | 0.49 | ||
| < 10 | 73 (1,982) | 3.27 (2.19–4.35) | |
| ≥ 10 | 40 (1,006) | 3.81 (2.45–5.17) | |
| Age at first intercourse | 0.20 | ||
| < 18 | 80 (1,941) | 3.85 (2.68–5.01) | |
| ≥ 18 | 34 (1,080) | 2.75 (1.46–4.03) | |
| Number of sexual partners in the past year | 0.02 | ||
| ≤ 1 | 84 (2,400) | 3.20 (2.37–4.04) | |
| > 1 | 31 (625) | 5.06 (2.95–7.18) | |
a
Self-report as ever diagnosed with genital herpes, genital warts, chlamydia, or gonorrhea.
b
weighted estimates after adjustment for the availability of urine specimens.