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Table 3 Subgroup analyses of the association between categorized RBC folate and T. vaginalis infection by age and BMI

From: Association between red blood cell folate and Trichomonas vaginalis infection among women

Subgroup

Participants

RBC folate concentration

Q1 (70–203 ng/ml)

Q2 (204–257 ng/ml)

Q3 (258–328 ng/ml)

Q4 (329–1022 ng/ml)

Age

 ≤ 35 years

724

1.0 [Reference]

0.54 (0.19, 1.51) 0.2389

0.42 (0.12, 1.45) 0.1689

0.39 (0.09, 1.62) 0.1926

 > 35 years

550

1.0 [Reference]

0.74 (0.31, 1.72) 0.4789

0.05 (0.01, 0.44) 0.0068

0.31 (0.10, 0.93) 0.0363

BMI

 ≤ 26.505 kg/m2

637

1.0 [Reference]

0.72 (0.20, 2.62) 0.6158

0.15 (0.01, 1.46) 0.1018

0.42 (0.06, 2.87) 0.3728

 > 26.505 kg/m2

637

1.0 [Reference]

0.64 (0.30, 1.39) 0.2635

0.20 (0.06, 0.64) 0.0065

0.30 (0.11, 0.83) 0.0199

  1. All logistic regression models were adjusted for potential confounders [age (excluded in analysis stratified by age), PIR, BMI (excluded in analysis stratified by BMI), race, dietary calcium intake, serum or plasma cholesterol, alcohol consumption, educational status and marital status]
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BMC Infectious Diseases

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