Table 1.
Subject demographic and clinical characteristics
| Characteristic | Value |
|---|---|
| Total no. | 933 |
| Age, yr | |
| Mean (SD) | 27.0 (9.50) |
| Median | 24.0 |
| Min-max | 14–67 |
| Age groups, no. (%) | |
| 14–17 | 81 (8.7) |
| 18–20 | 177 (19.0) |
| 21–25 | 284 (30.4) |
| 26–30 | 136 (14.6) |
| 31–35 | 88 (9.4) |
| 36–40 | 76 (8.1) |
| >40 | 91 (9.8) |
| Ethnicity, no. (%) | |
| Hispanic or Latino | 93 (10.0) |
| Not Hispanic or Latino | 836 (89.6) |
| Unknown/refused | 4 (0.4) |
| Race, no. (%)a | |
| White | 315 (33.8) |
| Black or African American | 556 (59.6) |
| Asian | 8 (0.9) |
| American Indian/Alaska native | 10 (1.1) |
| Unknown/refused | 58 (6.2) |
| Symptom status, no. (%) | |
| Asymptomatic | 374 (40.1) |
| Symptomatic | 559 (59.9) |
| Reported symptom (symptomatic subjects), no. (%)b | |
| Vaginal odor | 242 (43.3) |
| Vaginal discharge | 420 (75.1) |
| Vaginal/vulvar itch | 184 (32.9) |
| Pain/discomfort during sexual intercourse | 33 (5.9) |
| Lower abdominal discomfort | 99 (17.7) |
| Pain/discomfort during urination | 54 (9.7) |
| Other | 89 (15.9) |
| Clinical diagnosis, no. (%) | |
| Vaginosis | 336 (36.0) |
| Vaginitis | 148 (15.9) |
| Cervicitis | 66 (7.1) |
| Urethritis/cystitis | 12 (1.3) |
| Pelvic inflammatory disease | 8 (0.9) |
| Unknown | 73 (7.8) |
| Otherc | 446 (47.8) |
a
Subjects may have reported multiple races.
b
Subjects may have reported multiple symptoms.
c
Includes diagnosis of “normal.”