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Table 1 Epidemiological characteristics of cases diagnosed of HIV, syphilis, gonorrhea and lymphogranuloma venereum (LGV), by sexual conduct and sex. Barcelona, 2007–2011

From: Epidemiology of infections by HIV, Syphilis, Gonorrhea and Lymphogranuloma Venereum in Barcelona City: a population-based incidence study

Epidemiological characteristics

HIV

Syphilis

Gonorrhea

LGV

Men

Women

Men

Women

Men

Women

Men

1388

172

1033

91

1031

130

150

MSM*

MSW**

WSM***

MSM*

MSW**

WSM***

MSM*

MSW**

WSM***

MSM*

1096

228

172

834

112

91

528

244

130

143

Age

Mean (SD)

34.7 (8.7)

38.6 (12.3)

36.6 (9.9)

36.4 (9.3)

37.3 (12.3)

36.4 (11)

32.7 (7.5)

31.8 (9.4)

31.2 (10)

37.1 (7.5)

Age group (%)

15 – 24 years

120 (10.9)

21 (9.2)

18 (10.5)

49 (5.9)

15 (13.4)

11 (12.1)

57 (10.8)

51 (20.9)

28 (21.5)

3 (3.1)

25 – 34 years

503 (45.9)

80 (35.3)

67 (39)

343 (41.1)

35 (31.3)

33 (36.3)

282 (53.4)

120 (49.2)

61 (46.9)

54 (37.8)

35 – 44 years

346 (31.6)

70 (30.5)

52 (30.2)

311 (37.3)

35 (31.3)

31 (34.1)

150 (28.4)

46 (18.9)

24 (18.5)

65 (45.5)

45 years or older

127 (11.6)

57 (25)

35 (20.3)

131 (15.7)

27 (24.1)

16 (17.6)

39 (7.4)

27 (11.1)

16 (12.3)

21 (14.7)

Country of Birth (%)

Spain

548 (50)

133 (58.3)

86 (50)

421 (50.5)

37 (33)

19 (20.9)

286 (54.2)

134 (54.9)

52 (40)

79 (55.2)

Western Europe, United States, Canada and Australia

131 (12)

8 (3.5)

7 (4.1)

124 (14.9)

7 (6.3)

3 (3.3)

89 (16.9)

13 (5.3)

12 (9.2)

25 (17.5)

Eastern Europe

22 (2)

18 (8.8)

6 (3.5)

18 (2.2)

7 (6.3)

9 (9.9)

13 (2.5)

8 (3.3)

3 (2.3)

2 (1.4)

Latin America

369 (33.7)

43 (18.9)

41 (23.8)

243 (29.1)

31 (27.7)

51 (56)

116 (22)

50 (20.5)

54 (41.5)

35 (24.5)

Sub–saharan Afrika

6 (0.5)

11 (4.8)

25 (14.5)

1 (0.1)

1 (1)

2 (2.2)

1 (0.2)

10 (4.1)

1 (0.8)

0 (0)

Other

19 (1.7)

13 (5.7)

7 (4.1)

17 (2.1)

27 (23.2)

7 (7.7)

10 (1.9)

22 (9)

3 (2.3)

1 (0.7)

Missing

1 (0.1)

0 (0)

0 (0)

10 (1.2)

3 (2.6)

0 (0)

13 (2.5)

7 (2.6)

5 (3.8)

1 (0.7)

Condom use

Yes

   

201 (24.1)

12 (10.7)

11 (15.5)

96 (18.2)

31 (12.7)

37 (31.6)

12 (8.4)

No

   

425 (51)

67 (59.8)

37 (40.7)

348 (65.9)

167 (68.4)

65 (58.1)

98 (68.5)

Missing

   

208 (24.9)

33 (29.5)

43 (47.3)

84 (15.9)

46 (18.9)

25 (19.3)

33 (23.1)

Number of sexual partners

          

Median (min – max)

   

10 (1 – 400)

2 (1 – 60)

1 (1 – 100)

9 (1 – 210)

3 (1 – 50)

2 (1–100)

15 (1 – 100)

  1. *MSM: Men who have sex with men
  2. **MSW: Men who have sex with women
  3. ***WSM: Women who have sex with men
  4. SD Standard deviation