Research Article

Total and Free 25-Hydroxy-Vitamin D and Bacterial Vaginosis in Pregnant African American Women

Table 1

Characteristics of participating women, overall and categorized by baseline nugent score.

CharacteristicOverall N = 137Baseline Nugent Score Categoryp-value
NormalIntermediateBV
n = 54n = 26n = 57

Age in years, mean (sd)24.3 (4.3)25.3 (4.7)23.5 (3.8)23.7 (4.1)0.09

No prior birth, n (%)70 (51%)26 (48%)16 (62%)28 (49%)0.52

Married or cohabiting, n (%)64 (47%)21 (39%)14 (54%)29 (51%)0.32

Medicaid insurance, n (%)102 (75)33 (61)23 (89)46 (81)0.01

≤12th grade education, n (%)69 (50)20 (37)14 (54)35 (61)0.03

Infection diagnosed before or between visits, n (%)
 BV138 (28%)11 (20%)9 (35%)18 (32%)0.28
 Chlamydia16 (12%)4 (7%)4 (15%)8 (14%)0.45
 Gonorrhea3 (2%)1 (2%)1 (4%)1 (2%)0.81
 Trichomoniasis12 (9%)4 (7%)4 (15%)4 (7%)0.46
 Urinary tract infection35 (26%)11 (21%)6 (23%)18 (32%)0.37
 Other bacterial infection5 (4%)4 (7%)1 (4%)00.11

Antibiotic receipt, n (%)
 Before Visit 134 (25%)11 (20%)11 (42%)12 (21%)0.07
 Between Visit 1 and 237 (27%)11 (20%)8 (31%)18 (32%)0.37

Total 25(OH)D, n (%)
 Adequate37 (27%)17 (31%)7 (27%)13 (23%)0.56
 Insufficient70 (51%)30 (56%)12 (46%)28 (49%)
 Deficient30 (22%)8 (14%)6 (23%)16 (28%)

Bold, italic font, indicates a significant difference for women according to Nugent score category at α = 0.05.
1 Diagnosed per Amsel’s criteria as part of prenatal care encounters.