Table 1 Characteristics of 21 pregnant and 24 non-pregnant women included in the analysis.
Variable | Pregnant women | Non-pregnant women | p-value |
|---|---|---|---|
Socio-demographic variables | Â | Â | Â |
   Age [mean (STD)] | 27.7 ± 6.0 | 33.8 ± 7.0 | 0.003 |
   Hispanic [n (%)] | 19 (90) | 23 (96) | 0.59 |
Obstetric/gynecological variables | Â | Â | Â |
   Gestational age [median weeks (IQR)] | 28 (22-32) | / |  |
   Parity [n (%)]: |  |  |  |
   0 previous births | 9 (43) | 6 (26) | 0.35 |
   1-2 previous births | 6 (29) | 9 (39) |  |
   3+ previous births | 6 (29) | 8 (35) |  |
   Days since last coitus [median (IQR)] | 7 (4, 15) | 7 (3, 15) | 0.63 |
   Vaginal discharge [n (%)] | 14 (67) | 8 (33) | 0.03 |
   Vaginal bleeding during sample collection [n (%)] | 9 (43) | 5 (21) | 0.11 |
   Cervical ectopy [n (%)] | 14 (67) | 10 (42) | 0.09 |
   Size of ectopy among women with ectopy [median % (IQR)] | 47 (32, 54) | 17 (8, 26) | 0.008 |
   CVL protein concentration [median μg/ml (IQR)] | 0.15 (0.07, 0.29) | 0.10 (0.06, 0.18) | 0.24 |