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Table 3 Multivariate regression analyses for any STI and per STI in MSM aged 25 or older visiting STI clinics, the Netherlands, 2006-2012

From: Increasing sexually transmitted infection rates in young men having sex with men in the Netherlands, 2006–2012

 

Any STI OR (95% CI)

Chlamydia OR (95% CI)

Gonorrhoea OR (95% CI)

Infectious syphilis OR (95% CI)

HIV OR (95% CI)

Year of consult

0.97 (0.95-0.98

NS

NS

0.8 (0.8-0.9)

0.8 (0.8-0.9)

Age, years

     

25-34

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

NS

35-44

0.9 (0.9-1.0)

0.9 (0.9-1.0)

0.9 (0.8-0.9)

1.3 (1.2-1.4)

 

45-54

0.9 (0.8-0.9)

0.9 (0.8-0.9)

0.7 (0.6-0.7)

1.6 (1.4-1.8)

 

>54

0.7 (0.6-0.7)

0.8 (0.7-0.8)

0.5 (0.4-0.5)

1.5 (1.2-1.7)

 

Sexual behaviour

    

Sex with both men and women

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

Sex with men only

1.5 (1.4-1.6)

1.3 (1.2-1.4)

1.7 (1.5-1.8)

1.5 (1.3-1.7)

2.0 (1.7-2.4)

Ethnicity

     

Dutch

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

Surinam/Antilles

1.5 (1.3-1.6)

1.2 (1.1-1.4)

1.3 (1.1-1.5)

2.0 (1.6-2.5)

2.3 (1.9-2.9)

Turkey/Morocco

1.2 (1.1-1.4)

1.2 (1.0-1.5)

1.3 (1.1-1.5)

1.1 (0.7-1.7)

1.4 (1.0-2.0)

Eastern Europe

1.3 (1.1-1.4)

1.1 (0.9-1.3)

1.2 (1.0-1.4)

1.0 (0.7-1.6)

2.2 (1.7-2.9)

SS Africa

1.6 (1.3-2.0)

1.4 (1.0-1.9)

1.4 (1.0-1.9)

1.0 (0.5-1.9)

3.8 (2.5- 5.7)

Latin America

1.3 (1.1-1.4)

1.0 (0.9-1.2)

1.1 (1.0-1.3)

1.7 (1.3-2.2)

2.7 (2.1-3.4)

Asia

1.3 (1.2-1.4)

1.3 (1.1-1.4)

1.2 (1.0-1.4)

1.3 (1.0-1.7)

1.5 (1.2-1.9)

Other

1.0 (1.0-1.1)

0.9 (0.8-1.0)

1.0 (1.0-1.1)

1.0 (0.9-1.2)

1.4 (1.2-1.6)

Previous HIV test

    

No

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

Yes, negative

0.8 (0.8-0.8)

0.8 (0.7-0.9)

0.9 (0.8-1.0)

0.7 (0.6-0.7)

0.6 (0.5-0.7)

Unknown

0.8 (0.7-0.9)

0.8 (0.6-0.9)

0.8 (0.6-0.9)

1.0 (0.8-1.4)

1.2 (0.9-1.5)

Previous STI

     

No

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

Yes

1.7 (1.6-1.7)

1.5 (1.4-1.6)

1.6 (1.5-1.8)

1.5 (1.3-1.7)

2.0 (1.4-2.8)

Unknown

1.0 (0.9-1.1)

1.0 (0.9-1.1)

1.1 (1.0-1.3)

0.8 (0.7-1.0)

0.9 (0.5-1.4)

CSW

     

No

1.0

NS

1.0

NT

NS

Yes, in <6 months

0.8 (0.7-0.9)

 

0.8 (0.6-0.9)

  

Unknown

0.4 (0.3-0.6)

 

0.3 (0.1-0.5)

  

Client of CSW

     

No

1.0

1.0

1.0

NS

NS

Yes, in <6 months

0.6 (0.5-0.7)

0.7 (0.5-0.8)

0.6 (0.5-0.8)

  

Unknown

1.4 (1.0-2.1)

0.7 (0.5-0.9)

1.7 (0.9-3.2)

  

No of partners in < 6 months

    

0-1

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

2-10

1.5 (1.4-1.6)

1.5 (1.3-1.6)

1.8 (1.6-2.0)

0.9 (0.7-1.0)

1.3 (1.1-1.5)

>10

1.9 (1.8-2.1)

1.7 (1.6-1.9)

2.4 (2.1-2.7)

0.9 (0.7-1.1)

1.7 (1.4-2.1)

Unknown

1.6 (1.5-1.7)

1.5 (1.4-1.7)

1.9 (1.7-2.2)

0.7 (0.6-0.9)

1.3 (1.1-1.6)

Notified

     

No

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

Yes

2.2 (2.1-2.3)

1.9 (1.8-2.1)

2.3 (2.1-2.4)

1.9 (1.6-2.1)

2.2 (1.9-2.4)

Unknown

1.1 (1.0-1.2)

1.0 (1.0-1.1)

1.3 (1.1-1.4)

1.2 (1.0-1.4)

0.8 (0.7-1.0)

  1. NS: Not significant. NT: Not tested in multivariate model (p >0.20 in univariate model).
  2. In bold: significant (p < 0.01); due to rounding into 1 decimal 1.0 is not always significant.