Table 2.
Epithelialization and vaginal health indexes in the two study groups.
| Time 0 months | p value | Time 6 months | p value | Difference % group A | Difference % group B | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Group A (N = 358) | Group B (N = 367) | Group A (N = 358) | Group B (N = 367) | |||||
| Ectopia | 0.10 | 0.006 | ||||||
| ≤2/3 | 216 (60.3) | 244 (66.5) | 285 (79.6) | 260 (70.8) | ||||
| >2/3 | 142 (39.7) | 123 (39.7) | 73 (20.4) | 107 (29.2) | -48.6% | -13% | ||
| Metaplasia | 0.11 | <0.001 | ||||||
| ≤20% | 275 (76.8) | 263 (71.7) | 180 (50.3) | 248 (67.6) | ||||
| >20% | 83 (23.2) | 104 (28.3) | 178 (49.7) | 119 (32.4) | 114.5% | 14.4% | ||
| Lugol test | 0.97 | <0.001 | ||||||
| Negative | 52 (14.5) | 53 (14.4) | 164 (45.8) | 95 (25.9) | ||||
| Positive | 306 (85.5) | 314 (85.6) | 195 (54.2) | 272 (74.1) | -36.3% | -13.4 | ||
| pH | 0.59 | <0.001 | ||||||
| ≤4.5 | 208 (58.1) | 206 (56.1) | 306 (85.5) | 212 (57.8) | ||||
| >4.5 | 150 (41.9) | 161 (43.9) | 52 (14.5) | 155 (42.2) | -65.3% | -3.7% | ||
| Swift test | 0.41 | <0.001 | ||||||
| Negative | 188 (52.5) | 204 (55.6) | 313 (87.4) | 212 (57.8) | ||||
| Positive | 170 (47.5) | 163 (44.4) | 45 (12.6) | 155 (42.2) | -73.5% | -4.9% | ||
| Leucorrhoea | 0.10 | <0.001 | ||||||
| Absent | 57 (15.9) | 76 (20.7) | 260 (72.6) | 117 (31.9) | ||||
| Present | 301 (84.1) | 291 (79.3) | 98 (27.4) | 250 (68.1) | -67.4% | -14.1% | ||