Table 1.

Characteristics of participants recruited for the study.

Groups	Study participants (N)	Vaginal pH		Age (yrs)		Menstrual phase
		(mean ± SD)	P value	(mean ± SD)	P value	Follicular (n)	Luteal (n)	P value
Normal	19	3.85 ± 0.56	0.0001	30.79 ± 7.40	0.2402	11	8	0.5273
BV	20	5.46 ± 0.69		33.26 ± 5.42		9	12
Total	39	_		_		20	20

Two-tailed unpaired t-test was calculated to evaluate the statistical differences between normal and BV group for vaginal pH and age. Statistical differences between normal and BV group for menstrual phases were calculated using Fisher’s exact two tailed test. Results were statistically significant at a p-value less than 0.05.