Table 2 Distribution of continuous potential confounders by exposure status in the unweighted and weighted study samples
| Â | Unweighted | Weighted | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Variable (Exposure group) | Mean (95% CI) | Median (IQR) | Range | Standardized bias | Mean (95% CI) | Median (IQR) | Range | Standardized bias |
Age (No STI) | 29.6 (29.0, 30.2) | 28.1 (24.4, 33.9) | 18.2-71.6 | −0.45 | 29.2 (28.6, 29.8) | 27.5 (24.0, 32.9) | 18.2-71.6 | 0.04 |
Age (STI) | 26.7 (25.3, 28.1) | 25.0 (22.1, 28.5) | 19.1-51.4 | Â | 29.5 (27.9, 31.1) | 27.6 (24.5, 33.9) | 19.1-51.4 | Â |
Poverty (No STI) | 18.4 (17.2, 19.6) | 13.8 (8.8, 25.9) | 0.5-73.9 | 0.15 | 18.6 (17.4, 19.9) | 13.9 (8.8, 26.3) | 0.5-73.9 | −0.04 |
Poverty (STI) | 20.4 (17.3, 23.4) | 18.2 (9.9, 29.7) | 1.5-73.9 | Â | 18.1 (15.2, 20.9) | 14.5 (8.5, 26.6) | 1.5-73.9 | Â |