Gonorrhoea in Greenland: geographic differences in diagnostic activity and incidence of gonorrhoea in 2015

Figures & data

Table 1. Nationwide rates of gonorrhoea tests and positive gonorrhoea tests in Greenland in 2015.^a

Age	Rate of all tests taken^b (n)				Rate of positive tests^c (n)				Positive tests out of all tests^d
Years	Total	Males	Females	p-Value^e	Total	Males	Females	p-Value^f	Total	Males	Females
Total	40,439	24,514	58,518	<0.001	3,524	2,904	4,228	<0.001	8.7	11.8	7.2
	(17,911)	(5,773)	(12,138)		(1,561)	(684)	(877)
15–19	77,484	34,277	120,929	<0.001	9,016	4,719	13,336	<0.001	11.6	13.8	11.0
	(3,111)	(690)	(2,421)		(362)	(95)	(267)
20–24	99,370	62,746	137,799	<0.001	10,829	9,960	11,740	0.056	10.9	15.9	8.5
	(4,423)	(1,430)	(2,993)		(482)	(227)	(255)
25–29	83,157	53,720	113,275	<0.001	7,458	6,820	8,110	0.101	9.0	12.5	7.2
	(3,713)	(1,231)	(2,500)		(333)	(154)	(179)
30–34	59,016	36,174	83,069	<0.001	3,949	3,874	4,028	0.801	6.7	10.7	4.8
	(2,376)	(747)	(1,629)		(159)	(80)	(79)
35–39	44,216	28,208	63,108	<0.001	2,825	2,656	3,002	0.552	6.4	9.4	4.8
	(1,445)	(499)	(946)		(92)	(47)	(45)
40–44	29,430	20,808	40,043	<0.001	1,261	1,230	1,298	0.867	4.3	5.9	3.2
	(910)	(355)	(555)		(39)	(21)	(18)
45–49	17,649	12,533	23,521	<0.001	924	999	838	0.558	5.2	8.0	3.6
	(859)	(326)	(533)		(45)	(26)	(19)
50–54	11,695	8,856	15,004	0.002	397	516	257	0.146	3.4	5.8	1.7
	(589)	(240)	(349)		(20)	(14)	(6)
55–50	7,888	6,750	9,391	<0.001	432	491	354	0.516	5.5	7.3	3.8
	(310)	(151)	(159)		(17)	(11)	(6)
60+	2,460	3,119	1,640	<0.001	168	230	92	0.159	6.9	7.3	5.6
	(175)	(122)	(53)		(12)	(9)	(3)
15–34	80,338	47,359	114,397	<0.001	7,878	6,453	9,350	0.001	9.8	13.6	8.2
	(13,623)	(4,080)	(9,543)		(1,336)	(556)	(780)

^aStratified by age and gender.

^bRate of all tests taken for gonorrhoea per 100,000.

^cRate of positive tests per 100,000.

^dPercentage of positive tests out of all tests taken for gonorrhoea.

^ep-Value in the columns for rate of all tests taken for gonorrhoea represents tests comparing the difference in gonorrhoea testing between males and females.

^fp-Value in the rows for rate of positive tests represents tests comparing the difference in positive tests between males and females.

Table 2. Rates of gonorrhoea tests and positive gonorrhoea tests in Greenland in 2015 stratified by town.^a

Town	Aasiaat	Ilulissat	Nuuk	Sisimiut	Tasiilaq	Qaqortoq	Rest of Greenland^b	Total	p-Value^c
Rate of all tests taken^d
Total	114,150	99,230	78,331	88,253	97,452	85,590	62,939	80,338	<0.001
(n)	(1,210)	(1,419)	(4,197)	(1,743)	(918)	(891)	(3,242)	(13,623)
Females	164,285	134,281	113,499	120,682	139,549	115,458	90,752	114,397	<0.001
(n)	(874)	(991)	(3,052)	(1,132)	(681)	(605)	(2,208)	(9,543)
Males	63,636	61,849	42,899	58,919	52,202	55,899	38,042	47,359	<0.001
(n)	(336)	(428)	(1145)	(611)	(237)	(289)	(1,034)	(4,080)
Rate of positive tests^e
Total	10,471	15,314	5,814	9,569	7,112	11,527	6,154	7,878	<0.001
(n)	(111)	(219)	(313)	(189)	(67)	(120)	(317)	(1,336)
Females	11,654	16,802	6,991	12,046	8,606	12,977	7,521	9,350	<0.001
(n)	(62)	(124)	(188)	(113)	(42)	(68)	(183)	(780)
Males	9,280	13,728	4,638	7,328	5,506	10,058	4,930	6,453	<0.001
(n)	(49)	(95)	(125)	(76)	(25)	(52)	(134)	(559)
Positive tests out of all tests^f	9.2	15.4	7.5	10.8	7.3	13.4	9.8	9.8

^aAge 15–34 years.

^bThe remaining population living in smaller towns and affiliated settlements.

^cp-Value in the rows for rate of all tests taken for gonorrhoea represents tests comparing the difference in gonorrhoea testing between the towns.

^dRate of all tests taken for gonorrhoea per 100,000.

^eRate of positive tests per 100,000.

^fPercentage of positive tests out of all tests taken for gonorrhoea.