Table 2.
Odds ratios for factors associated with smoking status, College Park, MD, n = 40
| OR | 95% CI | Pvalue | Adjusted OR | 95% CI | Pvalue | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Community state type (CST), dominant bacteria§ | ||||||||
| CST-I, L. crispatus-dominated | REF | - | - | - | REF | - | - | - |
| CST-III, L. iners-dominated | 2.17 | 0.40 | 11.74 | 0.37 | 2.66 | 0.19 | 38.04 | 0.47 |
| CST-IV, Lactobacillus-deficient | 7.22 | 1.44 | 36.22 | 0.02 | 25.61 | 1.03 | 636.61 | 0.05 |
| Age | ||||||||
| 18-28 | REF | - | - | - | ||||
| 29-39 | 23.80 | 2.34 | 242.29 | 0.01 | - | - | - | - |
| 40-45 | 13.60 | 2.15 | 85.86 | 0.01 | - | - | - | - |
| Education, years | 0.82 | 0.61 | 1.10 | 0.18 | - | - | - | - |
| Douching, past 2 months | 5.25 | 0.93 | 29.70 | 0.06 | 0.81 | 0.05 | 13.61 | 0.88 |
| Currently menstruating | 1.00 | 0.29 | 3.45 | 1.00 | ||||
| Lifetime number of sex partners | ||||||||
| 0-4 | REF | - | - | - | ||||
| 5-7 | 0.44 | 0.03 | 5.88 | 0.54 | 0.31 | 0.01 | 9.84 | 0.50 |
| 8 or more | 20.00 | 2.75 | 145.48 | 0.00 | 40.70 | 2.46 | 674.00 | 0.01 |
| Sexual activity in prior 24 hours | ||||||||
| No vaginal intercourse | REF | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Vaginal intercourse with no condom | 3.00 | 0.61 | 14.86 | 0.18 | - | - | - | - |
| Vaginal intercourse with a condom | 3.00 | 0.46 | 19.59 | 0.25 | - | - | - | - |
§CST defined by Ravel et al. 44