Table 4.
Agreement between urogenital and vaginal microbiota composition measured by Cohen’s kappa statistic.
| Categorical Analysis | Group | Urine Sample | κ | 95% CI | p-value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 levels: | Reproductive-age | RC | 0.85 | 0.75-0.94 | <0.0001 |
| CSTs I, II, III, IV, V | Reproductive-age | CC | 0.81 | 0.71-0.90 | <0.0001 |
| Peri/post-menopausal | RC | 0.64 | 0.31-0.97 | <0.001 | |
| 7 levels: | Reproductive-age | RC | 0.77 | 0.67-0.87 | <0.0001 |
| CSTs I, II, III, IV-A, IV-B, IV-C, V | Reproductive-age | CC | 0.74 | 0.64-0.85 | <0.0001 |
| Peri/post-menopausal | RC | 0.69 | 0.41-0.97 | <0.0001 | |
| 2 levels: | Reproductive-age | RC | 0.86 | 0.75-0.97 | <0.0001 |
| Lactobacillus-dominated and low-Lactobacillus | Reproductive-age | CC | 0.81 | 0.67-0.94 | <0.001 |
| Peri/post-menopausal | RC | 0.69 | 0.30-1.00 | 0.01 |