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Table 1 Sosio-demographic characteristics, prevalence and crude odds ratios for C. trachomatis infection in univariable logistic regression analysis

From: Early sexual behaviour and Chlamydia trachomatisinfection – a population based cross-sectional study on gender differences among adolescents in Norway

Characteristic

Girls

Boys

Both

N

(%)

nCT

(%)

OR

95% CI

p 1

N

(%)

nCT

(%)

OR

95% CI

p 1

OR

95% CI

p 1

Total

565

(100.0)

41

(7.3)

   

466

(100.0)

18

(3.9)

      

Age

                 

16

168

(29.7)

11

(6.5)

1.00

 

0.48

139

(29.8)

3

(2.2)

1.00

 

0.38

1.00

 

0.21

17

177

(31.3)

15

(8.5)

1.32

0.59 to 2.97

 

179

(38.4)

9

(5.0)

2.40

0.64 to 9.04

 

1.51

0.76 to 3.00

 

18

166

(29.4)

9

(5.4)

0.82

0.33 to 2.03

 

106

(22.7)

3

(2.8)

1.32

0.26 to 6.68

 

0.97

0.44 to 2.13

 

19-20

48

(9.6)

6

(11.1)

1.78

0.63 to 5.08

 

39

(9.0)

3

(7.1)

3.49

0.68 to 17.97

 

2.17

0.91 to 5.17

 

Family and culture

                 

Ethnicity

                 

Norwegian

402

(71.2)

23

(5.7)

1.00

 

0.093

325

(70.0)

12

(3.7)

1.00

 

0.73

1.00

 

0.21

Sami/Sami-Norwegian

124

(21.9)

14

(11.3)

2.10

1.04 to 4.21

 

105

(22.6)

3

(2.9)

0.74

0.21 to 2.77

 

1.59

0.87 to 2.89

 

Other

39

(6.9)

4

(10.3)

1.88

0.61 to 5.75

 

34

(7.3)

2

(5.9)

1.63

0.35 to 7.61

 

1.77

0.72 to 4.36

 

Church affiliation2

                 

Yes

448

(79.6)

33

(7.4)

1.00

 

0.88

294

(63.5)

12

(4.1)

1.00

 

0.54

1.00

 

0.36

No

115

(20.4)

8

(7.0)

0.94

0.42 to 2.10

 

169

(36.5)

5

(3.0)

0.72

0.25 to 2.07

 

0.74

0.40 to 1.40

 

Residence in school year

                 

At home

356

(63.1)

20

(5.6)

1.00

 

0.051

287

(61.7)

7

(2.4)

1.00

 

0.084

1.00

 

0.011

Other3

208

(36.9)

21

(10.1)

1.89

1.00 to 3.57

 

178

(38.3)

10

(5.6)

2.38

0.89 to 6.37

 

2.00

1.17 to 3.4

 

Mother’s education

                 

≤ High school/don’t know

313

(55.5)

15

(4.8)

1.00

 

0.013

304

(65.7)

12

(3.9)

1.00

 

0.66

1.00

 

0.03

≥ College

251

(44.5)

26

(10.4)

2.30

1.19 to 4.44

 

159

(34.3)

5

(3.1)

0.79

0.27 to 2.28

 

1.79

1.05 to 3.04

 

High school

                 

Study category

                 

Academic

347

(61.4)

21

(6.1)

1.00

 

0.17

171

(36.8)

6

(3.5)

1.00

 

0.90

1.00

 

0.56

Vocational

218

(38.6)

20

(9.2)

1.57

0.83 to 2.97

 

294

(63.2)

11

(3.7)

1.07

0.39 to 2.94

 

1.17

0.69 to 1.99

 

Year

                 

1

210

(37.2)

16

(7.6)

1.00

 

0.68

178

(38.3)

4

(2.2)

1.00

 

0.44

1.00

 

0.83

2

198

(35.0)

16

(8.1)

1.07

0.52 to 2.19

 

209

(44.9)

9

(4.3)

1.96

0.59 to 6.47

 

1.20

0.66 to 2.21

 

3

157

(27.8)

9

(5.7)

0.74

0.32 to 1.72

 

78

(16.8)

4

(5.1)

2.35

0.57 to 9.65

 

1.08

0.53 to 2.21

 

Alcohol/drug use

                 

Low

134

(23.8)

4

(3.0)

1.00

 

0.098

130

(28.4)

3

(2.3)

1.00

 

0.087

1.00

 

0.034

Medium

322

(57.3)

27

(8.4)

2.98

1.02 to 8.67

 

198

(43.3)

5

(2.5)

1.10

0.26 to 4.67

 

2.41

1.05 to 5.53

 

High

106

(18.9)

10

(9.4)

3.39

1.03 to 11.12

 

129

(28.2)

9

(7.0)

3.18

0.84 to 12.01

 

3.23

1.33 to 7.83

 
  1. n CT number of chlamydia cases, OR odds ratio, CI confidence interval, 1p-value for equality between categories; 2Affiliation to any denomination: Church of Norway (n = 722), Russian Orthodox Church (n = 9), Jehova’s Witnesses/Pentecostals (n = 7), Islam (n = 4); 3Living with relatives, in students’ houses or in private accommodation.