Table 1.
Sociodemographic characteristics, behaviors, and test results of healthy young women with immature and mature cervical epithelium
| Immature epithelium (n=16) | Mature epithelium (n=16) | p-valuea | |
|---|---|---|---|
| mean (SD) | mean (SD) | ||
| Age | 19.5 (2.5) | 18.8 (1.8) | 0.39 |
| Age of menarche | 12.3 (1.8) | 12.5 (1.8) | 0.72 |
| Years of sexual activity | 3.5 (2.7) | 3.3 (1.8) | 0.78 |
| median (interquartiles) | median (interquartiles) | ||
| Days since last menses | 19 (17, 35) | 17 (10, 23) | 0.26 |
| Number of lifetime sexual partners | 4 (2,9) | 3 (3,4) | 0.70 |
| Polymorphonuclear cells on wet prep | 2 (0, 14) | 0 (0, 13) | 0.39 |
| n (%) | n (%) | ||
| Race/Ethnicity, | 0.63 | ||
| African-American | 2 (12) | 3 (19) | |
| Asian | 6 (37) | 3 (19) | |
| Latina | 0 (0) | 2 (12) | |
| Mixed/other | 4 (25) | 5 (31) | |
| White | 4 (25) | 3 (19) | |
| Past pregnancy | 3 (19) | 3 (19) | 1.0 |
| HPV infection | 4 (25) | 3 (19) | 1.0 |
| Current oral contraception use | 2 (13) | 5(31) | 0.20 |
| Current Depo-Provera use | 1 (6) | 0 (0) | 1.0 |
| Current contraceptive ring or patch use | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 1.0 |
| Current smoking | 1 (6) | 2(13) | 1.0 |
| Nugent score of wet prep | 0.57 | ||
| 0–3 | 8 (50) | 12 (75) | |
| 4–6 | 8 (50) | 2 (12) | |
| 7–10 | 0 (0) | 2 (12) |
a
Statistical comparisons were conducted by t-test, Wilcoxon rank-sum, fisher’s exact test, or Cochrane Mantel Haenszel test as appropriate.