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Table 2 Multivariate analysis of sociodemographic and service-related characteristics associated with incident Chlamydia trachomatis infection among female and male soldiers, Fort Bragg, 2005-2010

From: Chlamydia trachomatis infection rates among a cohort of mobile soldiers stationed at Fort Bragg, North Carolina, 2005–2010

  

Female

 

Male

 

Hazard ratio

95% CI

Hazard ratio

95% CI

Age (years)

    

  17-20

2.64

(2.03-3.43)

2.24*

(1.85-2.71)

  21-25

1.94

(1.53-2.46)

  26-67

1.00

 

1.00

 

  Missing

    

Race/ethnicity

    

  Non-white

1.48

(1.29-1.70)

-

-

  Black

-

-

3.79

(3.33-4.31)

  Hispanic

-

-

1.62^

(1.38-1.89)

  Other

-

-

  White

1.00

 

1.00

 

  Unknown

    

Grade

    

  E1-E4

2.21

(1.65-2.97)

1.99

(1.60-2.48)

  E5+

1.00

 

1.00

 

Education

    

  High school or less

1.54

(1.18-2.00)

2.22

(1.75-2.83)

  Some college or higher

1.00

 

1.00

 

  Unknown

    

Marital status

    

  Single

1.34

(1.14-1.58)

1.19

(1.03-1.38)

  Non-single

1.00

 

1.00

 

  Unknown

    

History of prior PCS

    

  0-3

1.09

(0.87-1.36)

1.04

(0.87-1.24)

  4-34

1.00

 

1.00

 

Breaks in duty at Ft. Bragg

    

  Yes

0.31

(0.21-0.45)

0.28

(0.20-0.41)

  No

1.00

 

1.00

 

History of prior deployments

    

  1-3

0.58

(0.40-0.85)

1.08

(0.88-1.33)

  None

1.00

 

1.00

 

Deployment during study

    

  Yes

0.24

(0.20-0.28)

0.28

(0.25-0.32)

  No

1.00

 

1.00

 

History of Ct

NS

  

  Yes

-

-

1.34

(0.97-1.86)

  No

-

-

1.00

 

History of GC before entry and initial Ct

NS

  

  Yes

-

-

3.60

(2.63-4.93)

  No

-

-

1.00

 

Months in service at entry

    

  0 to 14

1.13

(0.93-1.37)

0.96

(0.81-1.13)

  15 to 297

1.00

 

1.00

 

Primary occupation specialty at entry

    

  Combat

0.73

(0.60-0.90)

0.93

(0.82-1.06)

  Other

1.00

 

1.00

 
  1. Note: CI - confidence interval; NS - not significant; PCS - permanent change in station.
  2. *Age groups 17–20 and 21–25 were collapsed into a single group.
  3. ^Race/ethnic groups Hispanic and Other were collapsed into a single group.