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Table 2 Association of total serum carotenoids with BV

From: Association between serum carotenoids and bacterial vaginosis infection among American women

 

Unadjusted model

Model I

Model II

OR (95% CI)

P value

OR (95% CI)

P value

OR (95% CI)

P value

Serum carotenoids

0.99 (0.98, 0.99)

< 0.0001

0.99 (0.99, 1.00)

0.0019

0.99 (0.99, 1.00)

0.0699

Serum carotenoids quartile

 

Q1 (3.14–47.69 μg /ml)

reference

reference

reference

Q2 (47.77–64.39 μg /ml)

0.57 (0.41, 0.80)

0.0011

0.63 (0.44, 0.91)

0.0129

0.67 (0.46, 0.96)

0.0313

Q3 (64.40–85.80 μg /ml)

0.61 (0.44, 0.85)

0.0035

0.72 (0.50, 1.03)

0.0751

0.77 (0.53, 1.13)

0.1790

Q4 (85.96–331.7 μg /ml)

0.38 (0.27, 0.54)

< 0.0001

0.50 (0.33, 0.74)

0.0005

0.63 (0.41, 0.96)

0.0304

  1. Unadjusted model: no covariates were adjusted
  2. Model I: age, race, education status, BMI, marital status, PIR, and physical activity (Moderate and vigorous activity) were adjusted
  3. Model II: age, race, education status, BMI, marital status, PIR, physical activity (Moderate and vigorous activity), C-reactive protein, serum vitamin A, serum vitamin E, serum calcium, high cholesterol level, sexual intercourse, birth control pills, smoking status, and alcohol consumption, were adjusted
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BMC Infectious Diseases

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