Table 2.
Nugent Score and Prevalence of BV by BMI Category
| All | Participants by BMI Category (kg/m2) | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Participants |
Underweight < 18.5 |
Lean 18.5–24.9 |
Overweight 25–29.9 |
Class I Obese 30–34.9 |
Class II/III Obese ≥ 35 |
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| Nugent score - BV status | N=5918 | N=174 | N=2,312 | N=1,540 | N=934 | N=958 | p-value* |
| Nugent score | |||||||
| 0–3 | 2639 (44.6) | 78 (44.8) | 1170 (50.6) | 657 (42.7) | 370 (39.6) | 364 (38.0) | <0.001 |
| 4–6 | 1618 (27.3) | 48 (27.6) | 649 (28.1) | 415 (27.0) | 247 (26.5) | 259 (27.0) | |
| 7–10 | 1661 (28.1) | 48 (27.6) | 493 (21.3) | 468 (30.4) | 317 (33.9) | 335 (35.0) | |
| Bacterial vaginosis | |||||||
| No | 4257 (71.9) | 126 (72.4) | 1819 (78.7) | 1072 (69.6) | 617 (66.1) | 623 (65.0) | <0.001 |
| Yes | 1661 (28.1) | 48 (27.6) | 493 (21.3) | 468 (30.4) | 317 (33.9) | 335 (35.0) | |
| Symptomatic BV | |||||||
| No | 1376 (82.8) | 41 (85.4) | 406 (82.4) | 379 (81.0) | 261 (82.3) | 289 (86.3) | 0.371 |
| Yes | 285 (17.2) | 7 (14.6) | 87 (17.7) | 89 (19.0) | 56 (17.7) | 46 (13.7) | |
All variables are reported as N (%). BV – bacterial vaginosis; BMI – body mass index
*
p-values were determined using chi-square test for categorical variables. p-values represent the distribution of a given categorical variable for All Participants and within a specific BMI category, as shown.