Evaluation of Cytokines in Endocervical Secretion and Vaginal pH from Women with Bacterial Vaginosis or Human Papillomavirus

Table 1

Association between BV, HPV, HR HPV, and LR HPV and vaginal pH >4.5.

	pH > 4.5		pH ≤ 4.5		OR	CI	𝑃
	𝑁	%	𝑁	%
Only HPV	23	63.9	13	36.1	2.25	1.066–1.887	0.031
Only BV	26	72.2	10	27.8	3.05	1.196–2.062	0.005
BV and HPV	11	100.0	0	0.0	24.76	1.770–2.437	<0.001
BV and HR HPV	6	100.0	0	0.0	13.16	1.727–2.344	0.029
BV and LR HPV	4	100.0	0	0.0	13.16	1.727–2.344	0.029
BV and HR and LR HPV	1	100.0	0	0.0	2.86	1.689–2.262	0.330
Control group	19	31.7	41	68.3	0.28	0.343–0.762	<0.001

BV: bacterial vaginosis, HPV: human papillomavirus, 𝑛: number of cases, OR: odds ratio, CI: confidence interval of 95%, HR: high risk, LR: low risk.