TABLE 2.
Association between Jensen-Shannon divergence values for MSU and periurethral microbiota and participant-reported menstruation
| Participant | Median JSD value or P valuea
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| MSU microbiota |
Periurethral microbiota |
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| Yes (n) | No (n) | P value | Yes (n) | No (n) | P value | |
| ProFUM01 | 0.200 (15) | 0.145 (52) | 0.109 | 0.355 (15) | 0.324 (50) | 0.729 |
| ProFUM02 | 0.316 (7) | 0.127 (59) | 0.039 | 0.377 (7) | 0.172 (55) | <0.001 |
| ProFUM03 | 0.137 (18) | 0.100 (53) | 0.041 | 0.127 (16) | 0.112 (47) | 0.313 |
| ProFUM04 | 0.122 (12) | 0.059 (60) | 0.023 | 0.320 (10) | 0.253 (56) | 0.088 |
| ProFUM05 | 0.101 (3) | 0.129 (64) | 0.989 | 0.240 (3) | 0.252 (57) | 0.873 |
| ProFUM06 (16S) | 0.094 (7) | 0.072 (59) | 0.540 | |||
| ProFUM07 | 0.078 (41) | 0.052 (28) | 0.014 | 0.246 (41) | 0.322 (28) | 0.095 |
| ProFUM07 (16S) | 0.070 (43) | 0.048 (29) | <0.001 | |||
| ProFUM08 | 0.098 (19) | 0.068 (48) | 0.047 | 0.227 (19) | 0.297 (47) | 0.051 |
a
Median JSD values are shown for MSU and periurethral microbiota on days when the participant reported (“Yes”) or did not report (“No”) menstruation. The Mann-Whitney U test was used for statistical analyses. P values of <0.05 represent statistical significance (bold). n, number of participants.