Table 5.
Associations Between Vitamin D Concentrations and Clinically Diagnosed Infections in Pregnant Adolescents.a
| Indicator | Bacterial Vaginosis | P-value | Candida | P-value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ln 25(OH)D at midgestation | Positive: 19.7 (17.6; 22.2), N = 62 Negative: 23.1 (19.6; 27.3), N = 30 |
P = .12 | Positive: 19.5 (17.5; 21.6), N = 67 Negative: 23.8 (20.3; 27.8), N = 30 |
P = .04 |
| Ln 25(OH)D at delivery | Positive: 17.5 (15.0; 20.5), N = 55 Negative: 22.0 (17.1; 28.4), N = 21 |
P = .13 | Positive: 17.2 (14.7; 20.1), N = 56 Negative: 23.8 (18.9; 29.9), N = 26 |
P = .02 |
| 1,25(OH)2D at midgestation | Positive: 121 (111; 131), N = 41 Negative: 104 (88.6; 120), N = 16 |
P = .08 | Positive: 110 (101; 120), N = 42 Negative: 119 (106; 133), N = 20 |
P = .30 |
| 1,25(OH)2D at delivery | Positive: 110 (102; 118), N = 40 Negative: 88.3 (75.2; 101), N = 16 |
P = .007 | Positive: 108 (98.0; 117), N = 39 Negative: 99.4 (86.1; 113), N = 21 |
P = .32 |
Abbreviations: Ln, natural log. Bold face indicates statistical significance (P ≤ 0.05).
aValues are presented as the mean or geometric mean and (95% confidence interval).