Table 1.
Characteristics of study participants
| Characteristic | Cases n=123 |
Other Study Participants n=221 |
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| Controls | ||||
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| Group 1 n=60 |
Group 2 n=88 |
Group 3 n=73 |
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| Male | 119 (96.7) | 45 (75.0) | 72 (81.8) | 71 (97.3) |
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| White | 74 (60.2) | 24 (40.0) | 51 (58.0) | 55 (75.3) |
| Black | 12 (9.8) | 28 (46.7) | 11 (12.5) | 6 (8.2) |
| Other | 37 (30.1) | 8 (13.3) | 26 (29.5) | 12 (16.4) |
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| Age (years) | 33 (27-41) n=122 |
50 (46-57) | 30 (24-36) | 37 (29-48) |
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| Men who have sex with men | 105 (92.9) n=113 |
32 (53.3) | 55 (62.5) | 67 (91.8) |
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| Stage | ||||
| Primary | 29 (23.8) | NA | NA | 12 (16.4) |
| Secondary | 55 (45.1) | 26 (35.6) | ||
| Early latent | 26 (21.3) | 23 (31.5) | ||
| Late latent | 11 (9.0) | 12 (16.4) | ||
| Sexual contact with an individual with infectious syphilis in the last 90 days | 1 (0.8) n=122 |
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| Serum rapid plasma reagin titer | 64 (16-128) n=119 |
64 (32-256) | ||
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| PLWH | 32 (26.2) n=122 |
60 (100.0) | 3 (3.4) | 39 (53.4) |
Cases were individuals with untreated syphilis diagnosed at a Sexual Health Clinic. Control group 1 included persons living with HIV (PLWH) without syphilis, control group 2 included Sexual Health Clinic attendees without syphilis, and group 3 included those recently treated for uncomplicated syphilis. Stage for group 3 refers to the stage for which they were treated. Values are expressed as number (percent) or median (interquartile range). Abbreviations: NA, not applicable.