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Table 3 Univariate and multivariate analyses of factors associated with syphilis infection

From: Prevalence and associated factors of Treponema pallidum infection in a rural area of southwestern China

Variables

No.

Cases (%)

cOR (95% CI)

aOR (95% CI)

Town

 A

524

9 (1.7)

Ref.

 

 B

571

7 (1.2)

0.71 (0.25–1.96)

 

 C

968

12 (1.2)

0.72 (0.30–1.78)

 

 D

545

4 (0.7)

0.43 (0.11–1.36)

 

Sex

 Female

1700

22 (1.3)

Ref.

 

 Male

908

10 (1.1)

0.86 (0.38–1.78)

 

Age group (years)

 14–24

413

3 (0.7)

Ref.

 

 25–34

592

9 (1.5)

2.04 (0.59–9.71)

 

 35–44

772

14 (1.8)

2.42 (0.78–11.03)

 

 45–54

558

4 (0.7)

0.97 (0.20–5.32)

 

  ≥ 55

273

2 (0.7)

1.03 (0.12–6.82)

 

Ethnicity

 Yi

2519

32 (1.3)

  

 Han and others

89

0 (0.00)

  

Education

 Illiteracy

1676

25 (1.5)

Ref.

 

 Primary school

655

4 (0.6)

0.42 (0.12–1.09)

 

 High school and above

277

3 (1.1)

0.76 (0.17–2.19)

 

Occupation

 Students

150

0 (0.00)

–

 

 Farmers

2382

31 (1.3)

0.70(0.09–5.24)

 

 Others

54

1 (1.9)

Ref.

 

Ever working away from home

 No

442

5 (1.1)

Ref.

 

 Yes

2166

27 (1.2)

1.08 (0.45–3.24)

 

Annual income

 < 1000

407

2 (0.5)

Ref.

 

 1000–2999

922

13 (1.4)

2.72 (0.74–19.00)

 

 3000–4999

603

9 (1.5)

2.90 (0.73–20.91)

 

 5000–9999

321

5 (1.6)

3.06 (0.63–23.93)

 

 ≥ 10,000

331

3 (0.9)

1.81 (0.27–15.64)

 

Marital status

 Ever married

2181

31 (1.4)

Ref.

 

 Never married

427

1 (0.2)

6.14(0.84–45.12)

 

Spouse syphilis

 No or unknown

2601

30 (1.2)

Ref.

Ref.

 Yes

7

2 (28.6)

35.39 (4.42–180.06) **

38.51 (7.12–208.16) **

Ever using injection drugs

 No

2519

28 (1.1)

Ref.

Ref.

 Yes

89

4 (4.5)

4.32 (1.23–11.39) *

3.48 (1.14–10.57) *

Having multiple sexual partners

 No

2181

22 (1.0)

Ref.

 

 Yes

427

10 (2.3)

2.37 (1.06–4.95) *

 

Condom use

 Always or occasionally

562

12 (2.1)

Ref.

 

 Never

1442

14 (1.0)

0.45 (0.20–1.00) *

 

Ever having blood transfusion

 No or unknown

2580

30 (1.2)

Ref.

Ref.

 Yes

28

2 (7.1)

6.96 (1.00–24.98) *

5.70 (1.12–28.97) *

HIV infection

 No

2463

28 (1.1)

Ref.

 

 Yes

145

4 (2.8)

2.55 (0.73–6.64)

 

HBV infection

 No

2412

26 (1.1)

Ref.

Ref.

 Yes

194

6 (3.1)

2.99 (1.09–6.92) *

2.76 (1.00–6.46) *

HCV infection

 No

2485

26 (1.0)

Ref.

Ref.

 Yes

71

6 (8.5)

8.87 (3.17–21.11) **

8.34 (3.01–19.84) **

  1. *P < 0.05, **P < 0.01