Perinatal Outcomes in HIV Positive Pregnant Women with Concomitant Sexually Transmitted Infections

Table 2

Characteristics of HIV infected pregnancies with and without concomitant sexually transmitted infections.

Characteristics	STI+; ()	STI−; ()	value
Age (years)^*	26.4 ± 6.1	29.5 ± 5.9	<0.001
Maternal weight (pounds)^*	162.5 ± 48.2	159.9 ± 38.7	0.836^MW
Race
Black	229 (87.1%)	126 (85.7%)	0.893
Hispanic	18 (6.8%)	11 (7.5%)
White	13 (4.9%)	7 (4.8%)
Asian	3 (1.1%)	3 (2.0%)
Gravidity
G1	55 (20.3%)	23 (15.5%)	0.088
G2 or 3	127 (47.7%)	62 (41.9%)
G4+	85 (32.0%)	63 (42.6%)
Prior preterm birth	35 (13.2%)	22 (16.7%)	0.301
Perinatally infected HIV positive mom	14 (5.5%)	6 (4.2%)	0.566
Time since HIV Diagnosed
<1 year	42 (15.8%)	22 (15.3%)	0.966
1–5 years	111 (41.7%)	61 (41.2%)
>5–10	57 (21.4%)	34 (23.0%)
>10 years	42 (15.8%)	25 (17.4%)
CD4 Count at entry^*	373.3 ± 272.2	456.8 ± 262.2	<0.001^MW
Antepartum admission related to HIV infection	26 (11.9%)	5 (4.0%)	0.018
Using antiretroviral medications	256 (96.6%)	145 (98.6%)	0.341

Data are number (%) unless otherwise specified.
^*Mean ± SD.
values determined using -test or MW-Mann-Whitney U test for continuous variables and Chi square or Fisher’s exact for discrete variables.