Clinical Study
Risk Factors of Vulvovaginal Candidiasis among Women of Reproductive Age in Xi’an: A Cross-Sectional Study
Table 2
Univariate analysis of previous history, reproductive history, and sexual behaviors among women of reproductive age.
| Clinical parameters | Total (n=184) | Case (n=97) | Control (n=87) | OR (95% CI) | P |
| History of vaginitis | | | | | | No | 128 | 56 | 72 | 0.273(0.143-0.566) | 0.001 | Yes | 56 | 41 | 15 | 1.000 | | Marriage status | | | | | | Single | 43 | 25 | 18 | 1.043(0.668-2.654) | 0.801 | Married | 141 | 72 | 69 | 1.000 | | Frequency of intravaginal douching | | | | | | Occasionally or never | 144 | 70 | 74 | 0.455 (0.218-0.953) | 0.030 | Frequently | 40 | 27 | 13 | 1.000 | | Frequency of cleaning the vulva | | | | | | More than three days | 42 | 21 | 21 | 1.000(0.578-2.293) | 0.999 | Less than two days | 142 | 76 | 66 | 1.000 | | History of curettage | | | | | | No | 97 | 38 | 59 | 0.306(0.167-0.561) | <0.001 | Yes | 87 | 59 | 28 | 1.000 | | Contraceptive methods | | | | | | Condom | 124 | 56 | 68 | 0.382 (0.199-0.730) | 0.003 | Others (ligation, IUD, and so on) | 60 | 41 | 19 | 1.000 | | Age at first sexual intercourse | | | | | | ≤20 y | 36 | 28 | 8 | 4.007(1.714-9.371) | <0.001 | >20 y | 148 | 69 | 79 | 1.000 | | Sexual life during menstruation | | | | | | Yes | 22 | 14 | 8 | 1.623 (0.645-4.084) | 0.300 | No | 160 | 83 | 77 | 1.000 | | Number of sexual partners | | | | | | 1 | 147 | 72 | 75 | 0.461(0.215-0.986) | 0.037 | ≥2 | 37 | 25 | 12 | 1.000 | | Frequency of sexual life | | | | | | More than twice a week | 127 | 65 | 62 | 1.280(0.437-1.535) | 0.355 | Less than once a week | 57 | 32 | 25 | 1.000 | | Cleaning the vulva before or after sexual life | | | | | | Yes | 142 | 69 | 73 | 0.473(0.230-0.972) | 0.039 | No | 42 | 28 | 14 | 1.000 | |
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IUD: intrauterine device; y: year; OR: odds ratios; CI: confidence interval; Case, patients with simple VVC; control, women with normal vaginal microflora.
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