Prevalence of the Bacterial Vaginosis and Group B Streptococcus in Term and Pre-term Pregnancies
(A Case - Control study)

Sima Gity, MD, OB/GYN, Senior Resident, Shahid Beheshti Medical, University, Tehran, Iran
Maryam Afrakhte, MD, OB/GYN, Associate Professor, Shahid Beheshti Medical University, Tehran, Iran

 

Table 1:
The comparison of demographic variables in cases and controls (The values are presented as mean ± standard deviation or percent).

Variable Term
(125 patients)		 Preterm
(124 patients)		 P Value
Age 26.01±5.566 25.71±5.736 0.682
         G1
Gravidity
      >G1		 %39.52

%60.48		 %45.60

%54.40		 0.327

0.332
         P0
Parity
      >P0		 %45.16

%54.84		 %56.80

%43.20		 0.089

0.066
Live Births (1 or more) %54.70 %40.83 0.332
History of Abortion %17.74 %21.77 0.425
History of Preterm Delivery* %6.42 %16.98 0.016
Rupture of Membranes* %12.38 %40.00 0.009

*: Significantly different based on Fischer’s exact test (P<0.05)

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