Table 3 Results population-based studies reporting prevalence of Chlamydia trachomatis for sex related to age
From: Chlamydia prevalence in the general population: is there a sex difference? a systematic review
Authors (publication year) [Reference] | Age group | Highest prevalence by age in men | Prevalence % (95% CI) | Highest prevalence by age in women | Prevalence % (95% CI) | sex difference by age |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Valkengoed (2000)[31] | 15-40 | 21-25 | 3.3 (1.0-5.5) | 21-25 | 4.4 (2.6-6.3) | ↔ |
Fenton (2001)[32] | 18-44 | 25-34 | 3.0 (1.7-5.1) | 18-24 | 3.0 (1.7-5.0) | ↑ |
Obasi (2001)[33] | 15-19 | 18 | 1.8 (1.0-2.8) | 19 | 3.2 (2.2-4.5) | ↓ |
Turner(2002)[34] | 18-35 | 18-20* | 8.0 (SE 3.9) | 18-20* | 8.0 (SE 3.9) | - |
Miller (2004)[35] | 18-26 | 20-21* | 4.7 (3.6-6.2) | 20-21* | 4.7 (3.6-6.2) | - |
Joyee (2004)[36] | 15-45 | 31-45 | 2.1 (0.0-5.0) | 31-35 | 1.9 (0.0-3.9) | ↑ |
Latif (2004)[37] | 18-49 | ns | ns | - | ||
Klavs (2004)[29] | 13-67 | 18-24 | 4.1 (2.2-7.4) | 18-24 | 4.1 (2.2-7.4) | ↔ |
Bergen (2005)[38] | 15-29 | 25-29 | 4.1 (2.1-6.2) | 15-19 | 4.3 (1.5-7.0) | ↑ |
Götz (2005)[39] | 15-29 | 15-19* | 3.1 | 15-19* | 3.1 | - |
Macleod (2005)[40] | 16-39 | 20-24 | 5.3 (4.4-6.3) | 20-24 | 6.2 (4.9-7.8) | ↔ |
Low (2007)[19] | 16-24 | ns | ns | - | ||
Deblina Datta (2007)[41] | 14-39 | 20-29 | 3.2 (2.4-4.3) | 14-19 | 4.6 (3.7-5.8) | ↑ |
Stein (2008)[42] | 18-26 | 18-24 | 1.0 (0.6-1.5) | 25-26 | 2.1 (1.3-3.5) | ↓ |
Adams (2008)[43] | 18-35 | 18-20* | 19.8 | 18-20* | 19.8 | - |
Uusküla (2008)[44] | 18-35 | ns | ns | - | ||
Beydoun (2010)[45] | 14-39 | <25 | 2.7 (SE 0.6) | <25 | 2.8 (SE 0.7) | ↔ |
Imai (2010)[46] | 18-39 | 20 | 8.3 | 19 | 12.2 | - |
Goulet (2010)[47] | 18-44 | 25-29 | 2.7 (0.8-8.0) | 18-24 | 3.6 (1.9-6.8) | ↑ |
Parish (2011)[48] | 20-64 | 25-34 | 3.9 (1.8-8.2) | 35-44 | 4.2 (2.7-6.7) | ↓ |
Desai (2011)[28] | 12-17 | ns | 17 | 3.7 | - | |
Bozicevic (2011)[49] | 18-25 | ns | ns | - | ||
Eggleston (2011)[50] | 15-35 | 15-19* | 8.0 (4.3-11.6) | 15-19* | 8.0 (4.3-11.6) | - |
Gravningen (2012)[51] | 15-20 | 19-20 | 7.1 | 19-20 | 11.1 | ↔ |
Klovstad (2012)[52] | 18-25 | 18-21 | 6.3 (3.9-10.0) | 18-21 | 6.6 (4.7-9.3) | ↔ |