TABLE 2.

Clinical and laboratory findings for the women categorized by NS

Finding	% Women with NS of:			P value
	0-3 (n = 144)	4-6 (n = 36)	7-10 (n = 108)
BVBlue test positive	5	50	88	<0.01a
Positive for three or four Amsel criteria	1	54	91	<0.01b
Clue cells present	1	72	96	<0.01b
Positive amine test	0	34	69	<0.01b
pH >4.5	22	74	96	<0.01a
Discharge typical of BV	54	69	84	<0.01a

^aChi-square test.

^bFisher exact test.