Table 1 Characteristics of 1274 women overall and by T. vaginalis infection
From: Association between red blood cell folate and Trichomonas vaginalis infection among women
Trichomonas vaginalis infection | P-value | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Overall N = 1274 | Negative N = 1212 | Positive N = 62 | ||
RBC folate (ng/ml), mean ± SD | 278.19 ± 111.39 | 281.34 ± 111.84 | 216.74 ± 81.21 | < 0.001 |
Age (years), mean ± SD | 33.93 ± 8.55 | 33.78 ± 8.52 | 36.94 ± 8.62 | 0.004 |
PIR, median (IQR) | 2.68 (1.29–4.61) | 2.78 (1.34–4.64) | 1.44 (0.62–2.46) | < 0.001 |
Dietary intake calcium, median (IQR) | 700.00 (448.00–1060.75) | 716.00 (457.00–1076.00) | 447.00 (307.75–708.25) | 0.002 |
BMI (kg/m2), mean ± SD | 27.87 ± 7.02 | 27.71 ± 6.98 | 31.01 ± 7.04 | < 0.001 |
Serum or plasma cholesterol, mean ± SD | 5.08 ± 1.11 | 5.08 ± 1.12 | 5.03 ± 0.88 | 0.758 |
Race/ethnicity | 0.162 | |||
Mexican American | 246 (19.31%) | 239 (19.72%) | 7 (11.29%) | |
Other Hispanic | 48 (3.77%) | 47 (3.88%) | 1 (1.61%) | |
Non-Hispanic Black and White | 932 (73.16%) | 879 (72.52%) | 53 (85.48%) | |
Other Race–including multi-racial | 48 (3.77%) | 47 (3.88%) | 1 (1.61%) | |
Marital status | < 0.001 | |||
Married/living with partner | 805 (63.19%) | 783 (64.60%) | 22 (35.48%) | |
Widowed/divorced/separated | 168 (13.19%) | 148 (12.21%) | 20 (32.26%) | |
Never married | 301 (23.63%) | 281 (23.18%) | 20 (32.26%) | |
Education | < 0.001 | |||
Less than high school | 228 (17.90%) | 206 (17.00%) | 22 (35.48%) | |
College | 278 (21.82%) | 259 (21.37%) | 19 (30.65%) | |
More than college | 768 (60.28%) | 747 (61.63%) | 21 (33.87%) | |
Alcohol consumption (drinks per day) | 2.34 ± 1.73 | 2.31 ± 1.67 | 2.95 ± 2.54 | 0.005 |
Alcohol use status | 0.194 | |||
Non-drinker (less than 2 drinks per day) | 457 (35.87%) | 439 (36.22%) | 18 (29.03%) | |
Moderate alcohol use (2 drinks per day) | 414 (32.50%) | 396 (32.67%) | 18 (29.03%) | |
High alcohol use (more than 2 drinks per day) | 403 (31.63%) | 377 (31.11%) | 26 (41.94%) | |