Table 1.
Covariates of vaginal microbiota by the status of sialidase activity in cervicovaginal fluid samples.
| Characteristics | Sialidase activity | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Negative (n = 106) | Positive (n = 34) | p-value | |
| Vaginal pH; median (range) | 4.7 (4.0–5.5) | 4.9 (4.7–5.8) | <0.0001 a |
| Nugent score categories; n (%) | <0.0001 b | ||
| 0–3 (normal) | 75 (70.8) | 0 (0.0) | |
| 4–6 (intermediate) | 14 (13.2) | 3 (8.8) | |
| 7–10 (bacterial vaginosis) | 17 (16.0) | 31 (91.2) | |
a
Mann–Whitney non-parametric test.
b
Chi-squared test.
p-values <0.05 considered as statistically different.