Effects on Vaginal Microbiota Restoration and Cervical Epithelialization in Positive HPV Patients Undergoing Vaginal Treatment with Carboxy-Methyl-Beta-Glucan

Table 2

Epithelialization and vaginal health indexes in the two study groups.

	Time 0 months		value	Time 6 months		value	Difference % group A	Difference % group B
	Group A ()	Group B ()		Group A ()	Group B ()
Ectopia			0.10			0.006
≤2/3	216 (60.3)	244 (66.5)		285 (79.6)	260 (70.8)
>2/3	142 (39.7)	123 (39.7)		73 (20.4)	107 (29.2)		-48.6%	-13%
Metaplasia			0.11			<0.001
≤20%	275 (76.8)	263 (71.7)		180 (50.3)	248 (67.6)
>20%	83 (23.2)	104 (28.3)		178 (49.7)	119 (32.4)		114.5%	14.4%
Lugol test			0.97			<0.001
Negative	52 (14.5)	53 (14.4)		164 (45.8)	95 (25.9)
Positive	306 (85.5)	314 (85.6)		195 (54.2)	272 (74.1)		-36.3%	-13.4
pH			0.59			<0.001
≤4.5	208 (58.1)	206 (56.1)		306 (85.5)	212 (57.8)
>4.5	150 (41.9)	161 (43.9)		52 (14.5)	155 (42.2)		-65.3%	-3.7%
Swift test			0.41			<0.001
Negative	188 (52.5)	204 (55.6)		313 (87.4)	212 (57.8)
Positive	170 (47.5)	163 (44.4)		45 (12.6)	155 (42.2)		-73.5%	-4.9%
Leucorrhoea			0.10			<0.001
Absent	57 (15.9)	76 (20.7)		260 (72.6)	117 (31.9)
Present	301 (84.1)	291 (79.3)		98 (27.4)	250 (68.1)		-67.4%	-14.1%