Characteristics All HIV men (N=505) aOR (95% CI) HIV MSM (N=346) aOR (95% CI)
Age (vs. ≥ 50 years)
<35 3.08 (1.12, 8.48)* 3.03 (1.00, 9.21)
     35-49 1.38 (0.61, 3.13) 1.68 (0.70, 4.03)
Educational attainment (vs. ≤ High school)
Some college or above 3.72 (1.51, 9.15)** 4.75 (1.70, 13.3)**
HIV transmission risk category (vs. non-MSM)
MSM 2.83 (0.94, 8.51) ---
Length of HIV or AIDS diagnosis (vs. ≥ 10 years)
<10 years 2.08 (0.93, 4.61) 1.77 (0.76, 4.13)
Non-injection drug use (vs. No)
     Yes 2.16 (0.93, 5.05) 2.65 (1.05, 6.69)*
Behavioral disorder (vs. No)
     Yes 0.59 (0.28, 1.22) 0.50 (0.23, 1.09)
Perceived that partners may have sex with other people (vs. No)
     Yes or uncertain 3.10 (1.42, 6.75)** 2.86 (1.26, 6.52)*
Abbreviations: aOR: Adjusted Odds Ratio; CI: Confidence Interval.
A multivariate exact logistic regression model was performed. In the model restricted to HIV-infected MSM, HIV transmission risk category was not included.
*P<0.05; ** P<0.01
Table 3: Factors associated with syphilis diagnosis among sexually active HIV-infected men in Pennsylvania, 2008-2013, multivariate analysis.
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