TABLE 1.
Patient demographics and baseline characteristics
| Characteristic | Values for: |
|
|---|---|---|
| Prospective populationa (n = 5,053) | Archived samplesb (n = 295) | |
| Age (yr) | ||
| Mean (SD) | 30.4 (9.8) | 27.5 (9.2) |
| Median (range) | 28 (14–79) | 25 (18–70) |
| No. (%) of subjects by sex | ||
| Female | 3,860 (76.4) | 295 (100) |
| Male | 1,193 (23.6) | 0 |
| No. (%) of subjects by race | ||
| Black/African American | 2,843 (49.1) | 159 (53.9) |
| White | 1,946 (38.5) | 116 (39.3) |
| Asian | 91 (1.8) | 6 (2.0) |
| American Indian/Alaska Native | 26 (0.5) | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander | 8 (0.2) | 1 (0.3) |
| Multiple/other | 323 (6.4) | 13 (4.4) |
| Not reported | 176 (3.5) | 0 |
| No. (%) of subjects by ethnicity | ||
| Not Hispanic/Latino | 3,541 (70.1) | 226 (76.6) |
| Hispanic/Latino | 1,379 (27.3) | 58 (19.7) |
| Unknown | 52 (1.0) | 2 (0.7) |
| Not reported | 81 (1.6) | 9 (3.1) |
| No. (%) of subjects by self-reported symptom status | ||
| Asymptomatic | 3,305 (65.4) | 145 (49.2) |
| Symptomatic | 1,747 (34.6) | 150 (50.8) |
| No. (%) of subjects by pregnancy status (women only) | ||
| Not pregnant | 3,811 (98.7) | 281 (95.3) |
| Pregnant | 43 (1.1) | 9 (3.1) |
| Unknown | 6 (0.2) | 5 (1.7) |
| No. (%) of subjects by clinic type | ||
| Family planning | 3,130 (61.9) | 134 (45.4) |
| STIc | 973 (19.3) | 120 (40.7) |
| Obstetrics/gynecology | 797 (15.8) | 41 (13.9) |
| Family planning/STI | 153 (3.0) | 0 |
a
Participants enrolled in the prospective study population with designated infection status (infected or not infected) and final valid Cobas CT/NG test results.
b
Archived samples from study COB-CTNG-282 from female participants with a designated N. gonorrhoeae PIS (infected or not infected), final valid Cobas CT/NG test results, and an adequate sample volume for testing.
c
STI, sexually transmitted infection.