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Table 3 Pharyngeal gonorrhoea in partner 1, and associations with gonococcal infections by anatomic site in partner 2

From: Concordance of gonorrhoea of the rectum, pharynx and urethra in same-sex male partnerships attending a sexual health service in Melbourne, Australia

 

P2

 

% + ve (95% CI)

Crude OR

(95% CI)

Adjusted ORa (95% CI)

Urethra -ve

Urethra +ve

Total

P1

Pharynx -ve

942

22

964

2.3% (1.4 to 3.4)

Ref

Ref

Pharynx +ve

15

11

26

42.3% (23.4 to 63.1)

31.4***

18.3***

 

Total

957

33

990

3.3% (2.3 to 4.6)

(13.0 to 76.1)

(6.9 to 48.8)

 

P2

 

% + ve (95% CI)

Crude OR

(95% CI)

Adjusted ORa (95% CI)

Pharynx -ve

Pharynx +ve

Total

P1

Pharynx -ve

944

20

964

2.1% (1.3 to 3.2)

Ref

Ref

Pharynx +ve

20

6

26

23.1% (9.0 to 43.6)

14.2***

2.5

 

Total

964

26

990

2.6% (1.7 to 3.8)

(5.1 to 39.0)

(0.7 to 8.4)

 

P2

 

% + ve (95% CI)

Crude OR

(95% CI)

Adjusted ORa (95% CI)

Rectum -ve

Rectum +ve

Total

P1

Pharynx -ve

927

37

964

3.8% (2.7 to 5.3)

Ref

Ref

Pharynx +ve

15

11

26

42.3% (23.4 to 63.1)

18.4***

8.9***

 

Total

942

48

990

4.8% (3.6 to 6.4)

(7.9 to 42.8)

(3.2 to 24.6)

  1. These analyses include only participants who were tested at both the rectum and pharynx
  2. a adjusted for gonorrhoea at other anatomic sites in partner 2
  3. *p < 0.05
  4. **p < 0.01
  5. ***p < 0.001
  6. Abbreviations: P1, “partner 1”; P2, “partner 2”; CI, confidence interval; OR, odds ratio; aOR