Analyses of human papillomavirus, Chlamydia trachomatis, Ureaplasma urealyticum, Neisseria gonorrhoeae, and co-infections in a gynecology outpatient clinic in Haikou area, China

Table 1 Detection of pathogens in different age groups [n(%)]

Age (year)	n	HPV	CT	UU	NG
Age (year)	n	Positive cases	Positive cases	Positive cases	Positive cases
15 ~ 20	102	34 (33.33%)^a	23(22.55%)^a	79(77.45%)^a	3(2.94%)^a
21 ~ 25	547	114(20.84%)^b	72(13.16%)^b	345(63.07%)^b	4(0.73%)^b
26 ~ 30	816	125(15.32%)	42(5.15%)	447(54.78%)	1(0.12%)
31 ~ 35	505	84(16.63%)	44(8.71%)	249(49.31%)	0(0.00%)
36 ~ 40	241	36(14.94%)	8(3.32%)	136(56.43%)	0(0.00%)
> 41 ~	178	20(11.24%)	2(1.12%)	102(57.30%)	1(0.56%)
Total	2389	413(17.29)	191(7.99%)	1358(56.84%)	9(0.38%)

HPV Human papillomavirus, CT Chlamydia trachomatis, UU Ureaplasma urealyticum, NG Neisseria gonorrhoeae
a: P < 0.05 when compared with groups 21–25 (P = 0.013), 26–30 (P = 0.008), 31–35 (P = 0.008), 36–40 (P = 0.008), and ≥ 41 (P = 0.005); b: P < 0.05 when compared with groups 26–30 (P = 0.022), 31–35 (P = 0.025), 36–40 (P = 0.022), and ≥ 41 (P = 0.017)

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