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Table 2 Baseline characteristics of the study population, N (%) unless indicated otherwise, stratified by database

From: Comparing databases: determinants of sexually transmitted infections, HIV diagnoses, and lack of HIV testing among men who have sex with men

  

EMIS

SMON

SOAP

Age

Range

14–87

14–86

16–76

 

Mean (SD)

39.81 (12.34)

38.36 (13.51)

37.99 (11.66)

 

Median

40

39

38

Residence

Amsterdam

1019 (26.9)

706 (19.6)

1433 (37.7)

 

Rotterdam

185 (4.9)

175 (4.9)

215 (5.7)

 

The Hague

167 (4.4)

138 (3.8)

170 (4.5)

 

Utrecht

122 (3.2)

144 (4.0)

93 (2.4)

 

Other areas

1881 (49.7)

2280 (63.3)

1785 (47.0)

 

Missing

413 (10.9)

159 (4.4)

104 (2.7)

Ethnicity

Dutch

2833 (74.8)

3131 (86.9)

3114 (81.9)

 

Not Dutch

849 (22.4)

458 (12.7)

679 (17.9)

 

Missing

105 (2.8)

13 (0.4)

7 (0.2)

Not Dutch

Turkey, North Africa

17 (2.0)

23 (5.0)

47 (6.9)

Specified

Surinam, Netherlands Antilles

32 (3.8)

68 (14.9)

95 (14.0)

 

Eastern Europe

103 (12.1)

21 (4.6)

73 (10.8)

 

Sub-Sahara Africa

26 (3.1)

11 (2.4)

15 (2.2)

 

Central and South America

86 (10.1)

22 (4.8)

85 (12.5)

 

Rest of Europe

418 (49.2)

211 (46.1)

64 (9.4)

 

Asia

83 (9.8)

74 (16.2)

69 (10.2)

 

N. America, Canada, Oceania

84 (9.9)

28 (6.1)

231 (34.0)

Number

1–2

527 (13.9)

585 (16.2)

940 (24.7)

of

3–5

674 (17.8)

796 (22.1)

1107 (29.1)

Partners

6–10

570 (15.1)

512 (14.2)

740 (19.5)

 

11–20

504 (13.3)

392 (10.9)

388 (10.2)

 

21–50

437 (11.5)

236 (6.6)

250 (6.6)

 

>50

250 (6.6)

49 (1.4)

338 (8.9)

 

Missing

825 (21.8)

1032 (28.7)

37 (1.0)

CLP

Yes

1485 (39.2)

753 (20.9)

872 (22.9)

 

Missing

851 (22.5)

2363 (65.6)

2321 (61.1)

Substances

Alcohol

3469 (91.6)

2521 (72.1)

w/i 6 mo.

Poppers

1640 (43.3)

1348 (38.6)

 

Viagra

1081 (28.5)

932 (26.7)

 

Cannabis

905 (23.9)

634 (18.1)

 

Ecstasy

708 (18.7)

502 (14.4)

 

Speed

249 (6.6)

157 (4.5)

 

Methamphetamine

81 (2.1)

57 (1.6)

 

GHB

493 (13.0)

408 (11.7)

 

Cocaine

375 (9.9)

257 (7.4)

 

Missing

0 (0.0)

107 (3.0)

STI

Gonorrhoea

194 (5.2)

174 (5.0)

322 (8.5)

 

Chlamydia

260 (7.0)

235 (6.7)

362 (9.5)

 

Syphilis

122 (3.3)

136 (3.9)

120 (3.2)

 

Hepatitis B

435 (11.5)

383 (11.0)

144 (3.8)

 

Hepatitis C

136 (3.6)

56 (1.6)

0 (0.0)

 

Herpes

28 (0.7)

34 (1.0)

22 (0.6)

 

Warts

102 (2.7)

81 (2.3)

90 (2.4)

 

Other STI

25 (0.7)

20 (0.5)

 

(Skin) diseases

2 (0.1)

108 (2.8)

 

Missing Mean

32 (0.8)

107 (3.0)

2 (0.1)

HIV status

HIV+

589 (15.6)

414 (11.5)

679 (17.9)

 

HIV–

2408 (63.6)

2164 (60.1)

2512 (66.1)

 

Never tested

774 (20.4)

864 (24.0)

490 (12.9)

 

Missing

16 (0.4)

160 (4.4)

119 (3.1)

  1. CLP Condom use with last sexual partner, GHB gamma-hydroxybutyraat, mo. months, STI sexually transmitted diseases, HIV human immunodeficiency virus