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Table 1 Demographic characteristics of 653 subjects by status of C. trachomatis infection, 2004 – 2005, Taiwan

From: Chlamydial infection among patients attending STD and genitourinary clinics in Taiwan

Variables

Chlamydia (+)

Chlamydia (-)

Totalb

 

N = 120

N = 533

N= 653

Gender

   

   Male

79 (16.7)

394 (83.3)

473 (72)

   Female

41 (22.8)

139 (77.2)

180 (28)

Age group (years)*

   

   < 20

35 (25.7)

101 (74.3)

136 (21)

   20–24

28 (23.5)

91 (76.5)

119 (18)

   25–30

23 (22.3)

80 (77.7)

103 (16)

   > 30

34 (11.5)

261 (88.5)

295 (45)

Marital status

   

   Single

96 (19.6)

394 (80.4)

490 (75)

   Married

24 (14.7)

139 (85.3)

163 (25)

Education (years)

   

   ≤ 12

36 (23.5)

117 (76.5)

153 (24)

   > 12

84 (16.8)

416 (83.2)

500 (76)

Condom use**

   

   Always use

49 (13.7)

309 (86.3)

358 (55)

   Sometimes/never use

71 (24.1)

224 (75.9)

295 (45)

Clinical symptoms*

   

   Asymptomatic

47(14.0)

288 (86.0)

335 (51)

   Symptomatic

73 (23.0)

245 (77.0)

318 (49)

Burning urination**

28 (34.6)

53 (65.4)

81

Genital pain/swelling

16 (15.8)

85 (84.2)

101

Urethral discharge**

35 (37.2)

59 (62.8)

94

Lower abdominal pain

10 (38.5)

16 (61.5)

26

Genital skin rash/ulceration

11 (9)

96 (18)

107

Vaginal discharge a**

12 (35.3)

22 (64.7)

34

Sexual orientation

   

   Heterosexual

107 (18.2)

480 (81.8)

587 (90)

   Homosexual/bisexual

13 (20.0)

53 (80.0)

66 (10)

Laboratory diagnoses

   

N. gonorrhoeae**

30 (41.0)

43 (58.9)

73 (11)

T. vaginalis

4 (66.7)

2 (33.3)

6 (0.9)

T. pallidum

5 (13.5)

32 (86.5)

37 (6)

HIV

2 (25.0)

6 (75.0)

8 (1)

  1. Note: Data are the number (%) of patients, except where noted; aonly the female data were used. b Percentage in column; *P < 0.05 ; ** P < 0.001 by Chi-square test.