Table 1 Prevalence of M. genitalium and C. trachomatis in different age groups
Age group | Number | M. genitalium prevalence | C. trachomatis prevalence | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Research | Control | P | Research | Control | P | ||
[17,20) | 17 | 0/13 (0.0%) | 0/4 (0.0%) | – | 5/13 (38.5%) | 1/4 (25.0%) | 0.622 |
[20,25) | 202 | 10/155 (6.5%) | 2/47 (4.3%) | 0.577 | 29/155 (18.7%) | 2/47 (4.3%) | 0.019 |
[25,30) | 445 | 9/301 (3.0%) | 5/144 (3.5%) | 0.785 | 24 /301 (8.0%) | 5/144 (3.5%) | 0.099 |
[30,35) | 517 | 15/335 (4.5%) | 4/182 (2.2%) | 0.188 | 22/335 (6.6%) | 5/182 (2.7%) | 0.065 |
[35,40) | 404 | 4/216 (1.9%) | 4/188 (2.1%) | 0.843 | 8/216 (3.7%) | 7/188 (3.7%) | 0.992 |
[40,45) | 274 | 8/159 (5.0%) | 5/115 (4.3%) | 0.793 | 4 /159 (2.5%) | 3/115 (2.6%) | 0.962 |
≥ 45 | 286 | 4/156 (2.6%) | 3/130 (2.3%) | 0.889 | 3/156 (1.9%) | 3/130 (2.3%) | 0.821 |
Unknown | 45 | 1/22 (4.5%) | 0/23 (0.0%) | 0.301 | 1 /22 (4.5%) | 1/23 (4.3%) | 0.974 |
Total | 2190 | 51/1357 (3.8%) | 23/833 (2.8%) | 0.210 | 96 /1357 (7.1%) | 27/833 (3.2%) | < 0.0001 |