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. 2013 Nov 23;17(2):173–182. doi: 10.3109/13697137.2013.834493

Table 5.

Maturation index (percentage of superficial and parabasal cells) and vaginal pH: change from baseline to week 12 (last observation carried forward)

Ospemifene 60 mg/day (n = 363)
Placebo (n = 63)
p Value
Baseline Week 12 Change from baseline to week 12 Baseline Week 12 Change from baseline to week 12
% Superficial cells < 0.0001
Median (range) 0 (0, 5) 5 (0, 60) 5 (−5, 60.0) 0 (0, 5) 0 (0, 30) 0 (−5, 28)
95% confidence interval 5.0 to 7.0 0.0 to 0.0
% Parabasal cells < 0.0001
Median (range) 50 (0, 100) 0 (0, 100) –40 (−100, 75) 48 (0, 100) 70 (0, 100) 0 (−90, 98)
95% confidence interval −55.0 to −30.0 0.0 to 5.0
Vaginal pH < 0.0001
Mean ± standard deviation 6.23 ± 0.728 5.03 ± 0.715 –1.21 ± 0.912 6.20 ± 0.749 6.04 ± 0.887 –0.16 ± 0.945