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Table 3 Overview of patient characteristics based on whether a person was re-tested or not after a positive NG test

From: A comprehensive overview of urogenital, anorectal and oropharyngeal Neisseria gonorrhoeae testing and diagnoses among different STI care providers: a cross-sectional study

 

Re-tested

 

Yes (N = 59)

No (N = 166)

 

n (%)a

n (%)a

OR (95% CI)

Sex

 Men

35 (23.5)

114 (76.5)

1 (ref)

 Women

24 (31.6)

52 (68.4)

1.5 (0.8–2.8)

Age

 16–21

5 (16.7)

25 (83.3)

1 (ref)

 22–24

2 (5.9)

32 (94.1)

0.3 (0.1–1.7)

 25–29

14 (30.4)

32 (69.6)

2.2 (0.7–6.9)

 30–39

12 (25.5)

35 (74.5)

1.7 (0.5–5.5)

 40+

26 (38.2)

42 (61.8)

3.1 (1.1–9.1)*

SESb

 low

15 (18.3)

67 (81.7)

1 (ref)

 mid

17 (22.7)

58 (77.3)

1.3 (0.6–2.9)

 high

25 (42.4)

34 (57.6)

3.3 (1.5–7.0)*

CT test result

 negative

51 (27.3)

136 (72.7)

1 (ref)

 positive

8 (21.1)

30 (78.9)

0.7 (0.3–1.7)

  1. OR odds ratio, CI confidence interval, SES social economic status, CT Chlamydia trachomatis
  2. *P < 0.05
  3. aDenominator of the percentages given is the total number of patients per row
  4. bThe numbers given for the SES categories do not add up to the total numbers per category, because of missing SES data for a proportion of patients