Table 1.
Summary of study characteristics of included studies
| First author, publication year, reference number | Study design | Timing of specimen collection | Specimen type | Total enrolled, N | Sample size for outcome, events in women with Mycoplasma genitalium/total with the outcome, n/n (%) |
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| PTB | PROM | LBW | SAB | PND | |||||
| Agger, 201421 | Cohort | 1st or 2nd trimester | Endocervical swab | 783 | 676, 0/54 (0) |
NR | NR | NR | NR |
| Averbach, 201319 | Cohort* | 1st or 2nd trimester | Endocervical swab | 100 | 66, 1/11 (9) |
NR | 81, 1/11 (9) |
81, 1/9 (11) |
NR |
| Choi, 201222 | Case–control | NR | Vaginal swab | 217 | 217, 0/100 (0) |
NR | NR | NR | NR |
| Edwards, 200623 | Cohort | NR | Not clear | 137 | 134† | NR | NR | NR | NR |
| Hitti, 20103 | Case–control* | <48 hours post partum | Endocervical swab | 1338 | 1328, 29/661 (4) |
NR | NR | NR | NR |
| Kataoka, 200624 | Cohort | 1st trimester | Vaginal swab | 1040 | 871, 0/15 (0) |
871, 0/7 (0) |
NR | 877, 0/5 (0) |
872, 0/1 (0) |
| Labbe, 200220 | Case–control | <24 hours post partum | Endocervical swab | 1014 | 799, 16/119 (13) |
NR | NR | 653, 2/53 (4) |
725, 8/125 (6) |
| Oakeshott, 200425 | Cohort | 1st trimester | Urine | 1216 | 699, 0/39 (0) |
NR | NR | 894, 1/92 (1) |
NR |
| Rahimkhani, 201827 | Cohort | 1st or 2nd trimester | Urine | 119 | NR | NR | NR | 119, 6/31 (19) |
NR |
| Short, 201026 | Case–control* | NR | Urine | 216 | NR | NR | NR | 213, 3/82 (4) |
NR |
*Authors reported both univariable and multivariable analyses.
†Numerator and denominator not reported in text. OR and 95% CI, as reported by authors, used in meta-analysis.
LBW, low birth weight; NR, not reported; PROM, premature rupture of membranes; PND, perinatal death; PTB, preterm birth; SAB, spontaneous abortion.