Table 2. Demographic data of the women enrolled in the longitudinal study.
| Participant characteristic | |
| Mean Age | 31.3 |
| Age Range | 22–42 |
| Median Age | 30.5 |
| 1 N (%) | |
| Race | |
| White | 13 (59.1%) |
| African American2 | 5 (22.7%) |
| Asian | 2 (9.1%) |
| Did not answer | 2 (9.1%) |
| Douching during the sampling period3 | 1 (4.2%) |
| Other vaginal medication3 | 3 (12.5%) |
| Vaginal product (not medication)3 | 5 (20.8%) |
| Sexual activity3 | 18 (75%) |
1
N indicates number of participants.
2
Four of five participants reported another race.
3
Data missing for 2 participants, hence the number of women included in the calculation is 20, corresponding with 24 menstrual cycles captured. The denominator used for the calculations is 24.