TABLE 1.

Study participant characteristics collected at the baseline visit (n = 150)

Patient characteristics	No. (%) of study participantsa
Median age in yrs (range)	22 (16–46)
Race
African-American	143 (95.3)
Non-African-American	7 (4.7)
Symptoms
Yes	68 (45.3)
No	82 (54.7)
Prior C. trachomatis infection	82 (54.7)
Median no. of sex partners over 3 mo (range)	1 (1–9)
Hormonal contraceptive use	72 (48)
Cervicitis	35 (23.3)
PID	4 (2.7)

^aExcept where noted otherwise in column 1.