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. 2019 Jun 10;19:509. doi: 10.1186/s12879-019-4128-7

Table 3.

The result of univariate logistic regression, 2005–2017

Variable Case (n = 368) Control (n = 736) β SE P OR 95%CI
Marital status (control=single) 96 (25.3) 193 (26.2) 0.142
Married 266 (72.3) 536 (72.8) 0.096 0.222 0.666 1.100 0.713 1.699
Divorced 9 (2.4) 7 (1.0) 1.111 0.568 0.050 3.038 0.998 9.250
Occupation (control=worker) 59 (16.0) 111 (15.1) <0.001
Farmer 46 (12.5) 119 (16.2) -0.321 0.255 0.208 0.725 0.440 1.196
Merchant and commercial 95 (25.8) 125 (17.0) 0.347 0.219 0.113 1.415 0.921 2.175
Government staff 40 (10.9) 100 (13.6) -0.310 0.263 0.238 0.733 0.438 1.228
Student 25 (6.8) 84 (11.4) -1.369 0.422 0.001 0.254 0.111 0.582
Staff 38 (10.3) 100 (13.6) -0.393 0.267 0.142 0.675 0.400 1.140
Others 65 (17.7) 97 (13.2) 0.186 0.239 0.438 1.204 0.753 1.925
Education (control=primary school or less) 34 (9.2) 38 (5.2) 0.001
Middle school 123 (33.4) 214 (29.1) -0.510 0.269 0.058 0.601 0.355 1.017
High school 107 (29.1) 214 (29.1) -0.698 0.280 0.013 0.498 0.288 0.861
> Bachelors 104 (28.3) 270 (36.7) -1.038 0.288 <0.001 0.354 .201 0.623
Razor reuse 201 (54.6) 332 (45.1) 0.520 0.151 0.001 1.682 1.252 2.261
Ear piercing 129 (35.1) 165 (22.4) 0.997 0.188 <0.001 2.711 1.877 3.916
Tattoo 17 (4.6) 11 (1.5) 1.185 0.400 0.003 3.270 1.492 7.167
Eyebrow tattooing 44 (12.0) 70 (9.5) .304 0.223 0.174 1.355 0.875 2.100
Dental operation 133 (36.1) 207 (28.1) 0.381 0.139 0.006 1.463 1.114 1.921
Acupuncture 58 (15.8) 88 (12.0) 0.334 0.187 0.074 1.397 0.968 2.016
Transfusion 10 (2.7) 18 (2.4) 0.105 0.394 0.789 1.111 0.513 2.407
Body fluid contact 33 (9.0) 52 (7.1) 0.244 0.228 0.284 0.783 0.501 1.225
Paid sex 41 (11.1) 34 (4.6) 1.067 0.262 <0.001 2.907 1.738 4.861
Number of sex partner (control=0) 24 (6.5) 94 (12.8) <0.001
One statilzed sex partner 157 (42.7) 476 (64.7) 0.613 0.324 0.058 1.847 0.979 3.483
≥2 187 (50.8) 166 (22.6) 1.957 0.333 <0.001 7.079 3.685 13.599
Condom (control=always) 84 (22.8) 234 (31.8) 0.001
occasional 143 (38.9) 231 (31.4) 0.728 0.194 <0.001 2.071 1.414 3.031
never 141 (38.3) 271 (36.8) 0.519 0.187 0.006 1.680 1.163 2.425
Sexual contact with syphilis (control=yes) 19 (5.2) 3 (0.4) <0.001
No 275 (74.7) 690 (93.8) -2.539 0.621 <0.001 0.079 0.023 0.267
Uncertain 74 (20.1) 43 (5.8) -0.936 0.664 0.159 0.392 0.107 1.442

Abbreviations: β partial regression coefficient, SE Standard Error, P trend significance, OR The crude odds ratios, CI confidence interval