ADDITIONAL DATA
Assessment of risk for pelvic inflammatory disease in an urban sexual health population
C Marks, R L Tideman, C S Estcourt, G Berry, A Mindel
Sexually Transmitted Infections 2000;76:470-473.
 

Variables independently associated with presumptive PID using logistic regression analysis
 

Crude OR
(95% confidence interval)*
Adjusted OR
(95% confidence interval)*
Country of birth (n=1445) Chi27=19.38, p=0.007
    Australia and New ZealandReference group1.0
    Polynesia and Melanesia2.2 (0.84 to 5.88)1.4 (0.47 to 4.37)
    Europe and UK1.0 (0.69 to 1.32)1.2 (0.81 to 1.75)
    North and South East Asia5.6 (4.25 to 7.42)2.8 (1.70 to 4.46)
    Central Asia and Middle East1.0 (0.31 to 2.99)0.7 (0.18 to 2.36)
    South America2.6 (1.19 to 5.83)2.5 (1.00 to 6.33)
    North America0.6 (0.24 to 1.62)0.8 (0.30 to 2.31)
    Africa2.5 (0.81 to 7.65)1.5 (0.42 to 5.33)
Age (years) (n=1481) Chi25=120.23, p=0.0001
    15 to 194.2 (2.31 to 7.78)5.3 (2.76 to 10.11)
    20 to 241.6 (1.21 to 2.12)1.9 (1.37 to 2.60)
    25 to 29Reference group1.0
    30 to 340.7 (0.50 to 0.91)0.5 (0.38 to 0.77)
    35 to 390.4 (0.26 to 0.57)0.3 (0.20 to 0.50)
    >390.3 (0.20 to 0.46)0.3 (0.16 to 0.45)
English spoken at home (n=1453) Chi21=4.25, p=0.039
    YesReference group1.0
    No5.1 (3.90 to 6.71)1.6 (1.02 to 2.55)
History of PID (n=1482) Chi21= 48.64, p=0.0001
    NoReference group1.0
    Yes4.0 (2.57 to 6.18)5.9 (3.59 to 9.73)
History of genital warts (n=1482) Chi21=11.46, p=0.0007
    NoReference group1.0
    Yes0.5 (0.36 to 0.62)0.6 (0.42 to 0.79)
Contraception currently used (n=1372) Chi26=24.79, p=0.0004
    HormonalReference group1.0
    IUCD1.3 (0.72 to 2.51)4.5 (2.14 to 9.39)
    Diaphragm/cap0.2 (0.06 to 0.55)0.4 (0.12 to 1.29)
    Condoms1.0 (0.74 to 1.22)1.4 (1.03 to 1.87)
    Hormonal plus barrier1.3 (0.84 to 1.93)1.3 (0.76 to 2.08)
    None1.0 (0.69 to 1.34)1.8 (1.20 to 2.76)
    Not needed0.4 (0.30 to 0.69)1.2 (0.73 to 1.98)
Interaction of country of birth and commercial sex work (n=572)* Chi22=6.29, p=0.043
    Europe and UK x sex work1.0 (0.27 to 3.81)1.0 (0.22 to 4.81)
    North and South East Asia x sex work12.9 (7.73 to 21.45)2.8 (1.22 to 6.22)

*Interaction only considered where numbers were large enough to enter the term in the logistic regression model