Table 1 Baseline characteristics of participants (N = 1954)
From: Negative associations between folate and bacterial vaginosis in the NHANES 2001 to 2004
Characteristic | Bacterial vaginosis(BV) | ||
|---|---|---|---|
Negative(Nugent-BV ≤ 6) | Positive(Nugent-BV ≥ 7) | P-value | |
N | 1088 | 866 | |
Age (year), Mean ± SD | 29.37 ± 10.23 | 29.52 ± 10.58 | 0.755 |
BMI (kg/m^2)a, Mean ± SD | 27.18 ± 6.88 | 28.75 ± 7.69 | < 0.001 |
Folate, serum (ng/ml), Median (Min–Max) | 11.80 (2.00–689.00) | 10.10 (2.10–61.40) | 0.003 |
Folate, rbc (ng/ml rbc), Mean ± SD | 282.06 ± 126.96 | 247.98 ± 99.34 | < 0.001 |
Uric acid (mg/dl), Mean ± SD | 4.29 ± 0.98 | 4.49 ± 1.11 | < 0.001 |
Vitamin b12, serum (pg/ml), Median (Min–Max) | 437.00 (106.00–4031.00) | 467.00 (87.00–34,197.00) | 0.005 |
Total cholesterol (mg/dl), Mean ± SD | 189.02 ± 39.37 | 187.59 ± 43.38 | 0.215 |
Hdl-cholesterol (mg/dl), Mean ± SD | 57.78 ± 15.35 | 55.36 ± 15.73 | < 0.001 |
Calcium (mg), Median (Min–Max) | 0.00 (0.00–8400.00) | 0.00 (0.00–8000.00) | < 0.001 |
Race | < 0.001 | ||
Mexican American | 262 (24.08%) | 241 (27.83%) | |
Other Hispanic | 39 (3.58%) | 39 (4.50%) | |
Non-Hispanic White | 544 (50.00%) | 240 (27.71%) | |
Non-Hispanic Black | 202 (18.57%) | 314 (36.26%) | |
Other Race—Including Multi-Racial | 41 (3.77%) | 32 (3.70%) | |
Education level | < 0.001 | ||
< High school | 372 (34.19%) | 358 (41.34%) | |
High school | 216 (19.85%) | 198 (22.86%) | |
> High school | 500 (45.96%) | 310 (35.80%) | |
Marital | < 0.001 | ||
Married | 493 (45.31%) | 272 (31.41%) | |
Widowed | 9 (0.83%) | 9 (1.04%) | |
Divorced | 56 (5.15%) | 67 (7.74%) | |
Separated | 21 (1.93%) | 46 (5.31%) | |
Never married | 442 (40.62%) | 394 (45.50%) | |
Living with partner | 67 (6.16%) | 78 (9.01%) | |
Physical activity | < 0.001 | ||
No | 183 (16.82%) | 207 (23.90%) | |
Both | 305 (28.03%) | 259 (29.91%) | |
Moderate | 226 (20.77%) | 159 (18.36%) | |
Vigorous | 374 (34.38%) | 241 (27.83%) | |