Table 1.
Demographic and gynaecological characteristics of the women included in the study, divided into case and control groups, composed by 45 women each.
| Characteristics | Case n (%) | Control n (%) | P value |
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| Age*a | 37.2 ± 11.9 | 35.1 ± 9.9 | P = .56 |
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| Parityb | |||
| Nulilparous | 26/43 (60.8) | 30/44 (68.2) | P = .60 |
| Multiparous | 17/43 (39.5) | 14/44 (31.8) | P = .60 |
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| Historyb | |||
| Candida | 19 (42.2) | 29 (64.4) | P = .057 |
| Recurrent candida | 10 (22.2) | 19 (42.2) | P = .07 |
| BV | 11 (24.2) | 1 (2.2) | P = .005 |
| AV | 17 (37.8) | 2 (4.4) | P = .0003 |
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| pH*a | 5.3 ± 0.4 | 3.9 ± 0.3 | P < .0001 |
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| Symptoms/complainsb | |||
| Burning | 13 (28.9) | 12 (26.7) | P = 1.0 |
| Itching | 10 (22.2) | 10 (22.2) | P = .8 |
| Pain | 15 (33.3) | 16 (35.5) | P = 1.0 |
| Discharge | 21 (46.7) | 10 (22.2) | P = .026 |
*Data expressed in mean ± sd.
aStudent's test (normal distribution) or Withney Rank Sum test (not normal distribution).
bChi2 or Fisher exact test.