Table 1. Selected epidemiologic characteristics of 277 women who participated of study.

Characteristics of women	Positive culture group						Control group		OR	[95% CI]	p value
	COL		VVC		RVVC
Age (years)	n	(%)	n	(%)	n	(%)	n	(%)
14–30	12	52	6	27	9	35	81	39	0.702	0.374–1.318	0.269
31–40	8	35	10	46	11	42	59	29	0.510	0.249–1.046	0.061
>40	3	13	6	27	6	23	66	32	1.0
Deliveries
None	11	48	7	32	10	38	98	48	2.571	0.831–7.947	0.088
≤2	10	43	14	64	15	58	72	35	4.875	1.554–15.285	0.002*
>2	2	9	1	4	1	4	36	17	1.0
Menarche (years)
<12	5	22	8	36	11	42	47	23	1.0
≥12	18	78	14	64	15	58	159	77	0.578	0.319–1.048	0.0679
Age first sexual intercourse
Virgin	0	0	0	0	0	0	10	5	1.0
≤16	10	43	6	27	7	27	57	58	4.035	0.471–34.516	0.167
>16	13	57	16	73	19	73	139	67	3.381	0.416–27.480	0.225
Hormonal Contraception
No	13	57	13	59	14	54	116	56	1.001	0.580–1.726	0.996
Yes	10	43	9	41	12	46	90	44	1.0
Number of sexual partners (last year)
None	2	9	1	5	1	4	27	13	1.065	0.210–5.403	0.938
1	19	82	20	90	25	96	162	79	0.394	0.111–1.391	0.134
≥2	2	9	1	5	0	0	17	8	1.0
BMI
18–24	13	56	13	59	11	42	182	88	1.010	0.441–2.311	0.980
25–29	8	35	8	36	9	35	16	8	2.084	0.927–4.685	0.049*
≥30	2	9	1	5	6	23	8	4	1.0

COL, vaginal colonization; VVC, vulvovaginal candidiasis; RVVC, recurrent vulvovaginal candidiasis; BMI, body mass index; OR, Odds Ratio; 95% CI, confidence interval.

*p<0 .05 was considered significant