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Table 1 Statistical analysis of the subjects by their LGV status

From: Prevalence and predictors of Lymphogranuloma venereum in a high risk population attending a STD outpatients clinic in Italy

 

LGV negative

LGV positive

P value

 

N = 95

N = 13

 

Reported symptoms % (n)

20% (19)

100% (13)

<0.001

MSM % (n)

91.6% (87)

100% (13)

0.601

Mean age (±SD), (range)

34 years (±9.5), (18–64)

43 years (±6.3), (27–53)

0.0008

Mean anti-Chlamydia IgG AU/ml, (range) £

11.8 (4–38)

60.4 (19–86)

<0.001

Presence of coinfections % (n)

47.3% (45)

92.3% (12)

0.0023

HIV % (n)

10.5% (10)

69.2% (9)

<0.001

Syphilis % (n)

16.8% (16)

69.2% (9)

<0.001

Gonorrhoea* % (n)

17.8% (17)

23.0% (3)

0.6519

Non-L serovar CT* % (n)

13.7% (13)

0% (0)

0.155

HBV % (n)

3.2% (3)

30.8% (4)

0.001

HCV % (n)

1.1% (1)

7.7% (1)

0.570

HPV warts % (n)

10.5% (10)

30.8% (4)

0.110

  1. † A patient was considered coinfected when at least one of the following infections was present: HIV, gonorrhoea, non-L CT, HBV, HCV, HPV warts.
  2. *A patient was considered gonorrhoea or non-L CT positive when at least one of the site tested (pharyngeal swab and/or rectal swab and/or urine) resulted positive.
  3. £ Normal values: IgG <15 Arbitrary Units/ml.