Table 5.

Univariate analysis of factors influencing patient recurrence of cervicitis

	Recurrence group (n=15)	Non-recurrence group (n=87)	χ2/t	P
Age			1.470	0.225
≥30 years old	8	32
<30 years old	7	55
BMI			0.703	0.402
≥23 kg/m2	9	42
<23 kg/m2	6	45
Course of disease			6.142	0.013
≥1 year	9	24
<1 year	6	63
Severity			14.121	<0.001
Mild-moderate erosion	6	73
Severe erosion	9	14
Post-treatment IL-6 (ng/L)	17.32±1.89	12.74±1.66	11.24	<0.001
Post-treatment CRP (mg/L)	10.48±1.36	6.87±1.06	11.31	<0.001
Post-treatment TNF-α (ng/L)	45.82±5.48	28.55±4.42	15.30	<0.001
History of smoking			1.439	0.230
Yes	5	17
No	10	70
History of alcoholism			0.985	0.321
Yes	4	14
No	11	73
Place of residence			0.345	0.557
Rural area	10	51
Urban area	5	36

Notes: CRP: C-reactive protein; IL-6: interleukin-6; TNF-α: tumor necrosis factor-α.