From: Stages of syphilis in South China – a multilevel analysis of early diagnosis
Total | Early diagnosis | Univariate analysis | Multilevel model | ||
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frequency | % | OR (95% C.I.) | aOR (95% C.I.) | ||
Gender | PCV: -1% | ||||
Female | 39331 | 7719 | 20% | ref | ref |
Male | 44613 | 10382 | 23% | 1.24 (1.2–1.28)* | 1.27 (1.22–1.31)* |
Age at diagnosis | PCV: 1% | ||||
< 60 years old | 61470 | 14719 | 24% | ref | ref |
≥ 60 years old | 22474 | 3382 | 15% | 0.56 (0.54–0.59)* | 0.52 (0.5–0.55)* |
Marital status | PCV: 23% | ||||
Married, divorced, widowed | 19652 | 3141 | 16% | ref | ref |
Single | 3186 | 1082 | 34% | 2.70 (2.49–2.94)* | 2.81 (2.58–3.06)* |
Among married cases | PCV: 21% | ||||
Married male | 9545 | 1585 | 17% | ref | ref |
Married female | 9296 | 1458 | 16% | 0.93 (0.86–1.01) | 0.91 (0.84–0.98)* |
Ethnicity | |||||
Non-Han | 292 | 76 | 26% | ref | ref |
Han | 23069 | 4513 | 20% | 0.69 (0.53–0.9)* | / |
Highest education level attained | PCV: 33% | ||||
No schooling or primary school | 6945 | 1016 | 15% | ref | ref |
Secondary school or above | 16827 | 3344 | 20% | 1.45 (1.34–1.56)* | 1.48 (1.36–1.6)* |