Table 1.
Study Participant Characteristics
| Characteristics | Total | CT only | MG only | UU only | Mixed Infections | IU only | P-value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N (% of total) | 121 | 52 (43%) | 16 (13%) | 7 (6%) |
10 (8%) |
36 (30%) |
|
| Age median (IQR Range) | 28.6 (24.2–34.5) |
26.2 (22.8–30.7) |
28.6 (24.2–32.6) |
31.5 (26.7–36.1) |
34.0 (24.1–43.5) |
30.9 (26.6–38.2) |
0.0082 |
| Race | 0.0663 | ||||||
| Black/African American |
85 (70%) |
34 (65%) |
11 (69%) |
2 (29%) |
10 (100%) |
28 (78%) |
|
| White | 22 (18%) |
10 (19%) |
2 (13%) |
3 (43%) |
0 | 7 (19%) |
|
| Other | 14 (12%) |
8 (15%) |
3 (19%) |
2 (29%) |
0 | 1 (3%) |
|
| Ethnicity | 0.2719 | ||||||
| Non-Hispanic | 104 (91%) | 43 (91%) |
13 (87%) | 5 (71%) | 9 (100%) |
34 (94%) | |
| Hispanic | 10 (9%) |
4 (9%) |
2 (13%) | 2 (29%) |
0 | 2 (6%) |
|
| Self-reported sexual orientation | 0.0809 | ||||||
| Heterosexual | 107 (88%) |
46 (88%) |
16 (100%) |
7 (100%) |
10 (100%) |
28 (78%) |
|
| MSM | 9 (7%) |
2 (4%) |
0 | 0 | 0 | 7 (19%) |
|
| Other | 5 (4%) |
4 (8%) |
0 | 0 | 0 | 1 (3%) |
|
| Prior self-reported history of STI | |||||||
| Chlamydia | 65 (56%) | 29 (57%) |
9 (56%) | 1 (17%) |
7 (70%) |
19 (56%) |
0.3355 |
| Gonorrhea | 41 (36%) |
15 (30%) |
4 (29%) |
1 (17%) |
6 (60%) |
15 (44%) |
0.2341 |
| Trichomonas | 15 (13%) |
6 (12%) |
2 (13%) |
1 (14%) |
0 |
6 (18%) |
0.7065 |
| Herpes | 9 (8%) |
3 (6%) |
1 (8%) |
0 | 0 | 5 (16%) |
0.4137 |
| Syphilis | 6 (6%) |
1 (2%) |
1 (8%) |
0 | 1 (11%) |
3 (9%) |
0.5538 |
| NGU | 52 (44%) |
17 (33%) |
10 (63%) |
2 (33%) |
3 (30%) |
20 (57%) |
0.088 |
| Genital warts | 10 (9%) |
3 (6%) |
1 (8%) |
0 | 0 | 6 (19%) |
|
| Types of reported sex (last 60 days) | |||||||
| Vaginal sex | 97 (81%) |
42 (82%) |
14 (88%) |
7 (100%) |
10 (100%) |
24 (67%) |
0.0556 |
| Received oral sex | 97 (82%) |
38 (76%) |
12 (75%) |
6 (86%) |
9 (100%) |
32 (89%) |
0.233 |
| Insertive anal sex | 22 (18%) |
7 (14%) |
1 (6%) |
2 (29%) |
1 (10%) |
11 (31%) |
0.1815 |
| Reason for visit | 0.8567 | ||||||
| Genital symptoms | 104 (86%) |
43 (83%) |
15 (94%) |
7 (100%) |
8 (80%) |
31 (86%) |
|
| Worried about STI | 12 (10%) |
6 (12%) |
0 | 0 | 2 (20%) |
4 (11%) |
|
| Partner of someone diagnosed with STI | 3 (2%) |
2 (4%) |
1 (6%) |
0 | 0 | 0 | |
| General check up | 2 (2%) |
1 (2%) |
0 | 0 | 0 | 1 (3%) |
|
| Visits interval, median days (IQR) | 23.0 (21.0–28.0) |
23.5 (21.0–28.0) |
25.5 (21.8–28.0) |
21.0 (21.0–21.5) |
21.0 (21.0–24.3) |
23.5 (21.0–28.0) |
0.163 |
Abbreviations: IQR, interquartile range; STI, sexually transmitted infection. MSM, men who have sex with men.