Table 1.

Comparison of Demographic and Clinical Characteristics at Initial Visit Between Women Who Remained Virginal Throughout the Study and Those Who Became Sexually Active

	Participants Who Remained Virginal (n = 26)	Participants Who Became Sexually Active (n = 71)	P
Age (mean ± SD)	20 ± 1.2 (range 18–23)	19.5 ± 1.1 (range 18–22)	.27
Ethnicity			.37
White	16 (62%)	46 (64%)
Black	1 (4%)	0 (0%)
Asian	6 (23%)	14 (20%)
Hispanic	0 (0%)	3 (4%)
Other	2 (8%)	8 (11%)
Age at menarche	12.5 ± 1.4 (range 10–16)	12.5 ± 1.2 (range 10–17)	.83
Smoker	3 (12%)	11 (15%)	.69
Ever used tampons	21 (81%)	66 (92%)	.28
Ever douched	0	0	n/a