Table 6.

Association between sociodemographic characteristics and potential risk factors for Mycoplasma hominis.

Variable		Prevalent M. hominis			Persistent M. hominis
	Total n (n = 194)	n (%)	OR (95% CI)	p-Value		OR (95% CI)	p-Value
Age, years
<30	19	7 (37)	0.74 (0.19–2.67)	0.82	7 (37)	2.98 (0.39–37.7)	0.41
30 to <45	141	65 (46)	1.08 (0.47–2.49)	0.98	43 (30)	1.80 (0.52–6.16)	0.41
≥45	34	15 (44)	Ref. (1.00)		9 (26)	Ref. (1.00)
Body mass index, kg/m2
Normal weight, 18.5 to <25	62	30 (48)	1.01 (0.44–2.31)	1.00	18 (29)	4.17 (1.01–19.9)	0.04
Overweight, 25 to <30	75	32 (43)	0.81 (0.36–1.78)	0.69	29 (39)	3.40 (1.01–12.1)	0.04
Obese, ≥30	48	23 (48)	Ref. (1.00)		10 (21)	Ref. (1.00)
Marital status
Married	111	47 (42)	0.79 (0.42–1.45)	0.50	35 (31)	0.80 (0.29–2.14)	0.80
Not married	83	40 (48)	Ref. (1.00)		24 (29)	Ref. (1.00)
Education, years completed
≤6 years	23	8 (35)	0.41 (0.12–1.29)	0.14	8 (35)	2.57 (0.47–15.7)	0.36
7–12	125	53 (42)	0.56 (0.26–1.18)	0.14	45 (36)	4.58 (1.27–18.0)	0.01
>12	46	26 (56)	Ref. (1.00)		6 (13)	Ref. (1.00)
Age at sexual initiation, years
≤19	98	42 (43)	0.47 (0.17–1.23)	0.13	35 (36)	3.25 (0.48–25.1)	0.28
19–22	67	29 (43)	0.48 (0.16–1.32)	0.17	20 (30)	2.17 (0.30–17.5)	0.58
>22	26	16 (61)	Ref. (1.00)		3 (11)	Ref. (1.00)
Total lifetime sex partners
1	31	17 (55)	0.91 (0.34–2.42)	1.00	5 (16)	0.30 (0.05–1.55)	0.18
2–4	106	38 (36)	0.42 (0.20–0.85)	0.01	37 (35)	0.95 (0.27–3.03)	1.00
≥5	56	32 (57)	Ref. (1.00)		17 (30)	Ref. (1.00)
Vaginal pH
<4.5	9	1 (11)	0.13 (0.01–1.12)	0.06	2 (22)	0.14 (0.01–0.90)	0.03
4.5 to <5.5	13	4 (31)	0.48 (0.14–1.64)	0.24	4 (31)	0.86 (0.11–10.2)	1.00
≥5.5	172	82 (48)	Ref. (1.00)		53 (31)	Ref. (1.00)
HIV status
Yes	139	48 (34)	0.21 (0.10–0.44)	<0.001	58 (42)	51.6 (6.99–>999)	<0.001
No	55	39 (71)	Ref. (1.00)		1 (2)	Ref. (1.00)

Table shows exact odds ratios (ORs) and 95% confidence intervals (CIs) based on logistic regression models; n = number of women.