Table 4 Table over predictors of bacterial vaginosis in 150 women living with HIV, included in the study. Unadjusted and adjusted for: age at inclusion, ethnicity, plasma HIV RNA, CD4 cell count, herpes viridae, human papilloma virus and vaginal HIV RNA shedding
Predictors of Bacterial Vaginosisa | BVb positive (n = 48) | BV negative (n = 102) | Unadjusted odds ratios | p-value | Adjusted odds ratios | p-value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Age at inclusion (years), n (%) | ||||||
< 40 | 23 (37.7) | 38 (62.3) | 1.00 | - | 1.00 | - |
≥ 40 | 25 (28.1) | 64 (71.9) | 0.65 (0.32–1.29) | 0.22 | 0.63 (0.26–1.49) | 0.29 |
Ethnicity, n (%) | ||||||
White | 22 (41.5) | 31 (58.5) | 1.00 | - | 1.00 | - |
Asian | 7 (29.2) | 17 (70.8) | 0.58 (0.21–1.64) | 0.30 | 0.36 (0.10–1.29) | 0.12 |
Black | 18 (25.4) | 53 (74.6) | 0.06 | 0.06 | ||
(missing) | (1) | (1) | 0.48 (0.22–1.03) | 0.42 (0.17–1.03) | ||
Combined p-value | 0.16 | 0.11 | ||||
Plasma HIV RNA (copies/ml), n (%) | ||||||
≥ 40 | 3 (14.3) | 18 (85.7) | 1.00 | - | 1.00 | - |
< 40 | 40 (34.2) | 77 (65.8) | 3.12 (0.87–11.22) | 0.082 | 4.0 (1.02–15.65) | 0.05 |
(missing) | (5) | (7) | ||||
CD4 count (cells/μl), n (%) | ||||||
< 350 | 4 (18.2) | 18 (81.8) | 1.00 | - | 1.00 | - |
≥ 350 | 39 (33.3) | 78 (66.7) | 2.25 (0.71–7.10) | 0.17 | 2.04 (0.61–6.83) | 0.25 |
(missing) | (5) | (6) | ||||
Herpes PCR positive, n (%) | ||||||
Yes | 18 (34.6) | 34 (65.4) | 1.00 | - | 1.00 | - |
No | 28 (29.8) | 66 (70.2) | 0.80 (0.39–1.65) | 0.55 | 1.08 (0.43–2.70) | 0.87 |
(missing) | (2) | (2) | ||||
HPVc PCR positive, n (%) | ||||||
Yes | 23 (34.3) | 44 (65.7) | 1.00 | - | 1.00 | - |
No | 19 (27.9) | 49 (72.1) | 0.74 (0.36–1.54) | 0.42 | 0.88 (0.39–2.00) | 0.76 |
(missing) | (6) | (9) | ||||
Vaginal HIV RNA shedding positive, n (%) | ||||||
Yes | 5 (29.4) | 12 (70.6) | 1.00 | - | 1.00 | - |
No | 43 (32.3) | 90 (67.7) | 1.15 (0.38–3.46) | 0.81 | 1.11 (0.26–4.84) | 0.89 |