Table 1.
Distributions of demographic characteristics and comorbid medical disorders for patients in Taiwan with sexually transmitted infections and comparison subjects, 2001–2004 (n = 11 605)
| Variable | Subjects with sexually transmitted infections (n = 1055) | Comparison subjects (n = 10 550) | P value | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total no. | % | Total no. | % | ||
| Age (years) | 1·000 | ||||
| 40–44 | 227 | 21·5 | 2270 | 21·5 | |
| 45–49 | 201 | 19·1 | 2010 | 19·1 | |
| 50–54 | 160 | 15·2 | 1600 | 15·2 | |
| 55–59 | 79 | 7·5 | 790 | 7·5 | |
| 60–64 | 76 | 7·2 | 760 | 7·2 | |
| 65–69 | 86 | 8·1 | 860 | 8·1 | |
| 70–74 | 102 | 9·7 | 1020 | 9·7 | |
| >74 | 124 | 11·7 | 1240 | 11·7 | |
| History of vasectomy | 20 | 1·9 | 162 | 1·5 | 0·369 |
| Chronic prostatitis | 52 | 4·9 | 115 | 1·1 | <0·001 |
| Hyperlipidaemia | 232 | 21·9 | 2144 | 20·3 | 0·200 |
| Hypertension | 380 | 36·0 | 3555 | 33·7 | 0·129 |
| Diabetes | 205 | 19·4 | 1949 | 18·5 | 0·446 |
| Obesity | 6 | 0·6 | 35 | 0·3 | 0·216 |
| Alcohol abuse/alcohol dependencesyndrome | 11 | 1·0 | 78 | 0·7 | 0·282 |
| Tobacco use disorder | 79 | 7·5 | 449 | 4·3 | <0·001 |
| Monthly income | 0·811 | ||||
| NT$0–15 840 | 324 | 30·7 | 3143 | 29·8 | |
| NT$15 841–25 000 | 394 | 37·4 | 3966 | 37·6 | |
| ⩾NT$25 001 | 337 | 31·9 | 3441 | 32·6 | |
| Geographical region | 0·678 | ||||
| Northern | 543 | 51·5 | 5340 | 50·6 | |
| Central | 207 | 19·6 | 2089 | 19·8 | |
| Southern | 285 | 27·0 | 2859 | 27·1 | |
| Eastern | 20 | 1·9 | 262 | 2·5 | |
| Urbanization level | 0·140 | ||||
| 1 (most urbanized) | 339 | 32·1 | 3005 | 28·5 | |
| 2 | 298 | 28·3 | 3078 | 29·2 | |
| 3 | 182 | 17·3 | 1875 | 17·8 | |
| 4 | 131 | 12·4 | 1475 | 13·9 | |
| 5 (least urbanized) | 105 | 9·9 | 1117 | 10·6 | |