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Table 2 Distribution of community state types according to ethnicity and gestation at birth

From: The interaction between vaginal microbiota, cervical length, and vaginal progesterone treatment for preterm birth risk

  

CST, Species

Total population

CST I, L. crispatus

CST II, L. gasseri

CST III, L. iners

CST IV, diverse species

CST V, L. jensenii

n/N (%)

161

(100%)

65/161

(40%)

17/161

(11%)

54/161

(34%)

11/161

(7%)

14/161

(9%)

Ethnicity

 Caucasian

104/161

(65%)

52/104

(50%)*

13/104

(13%)

26/104

(25%)

5/104

(5%)

8/104

(8%)

 Asian

27/161

(17%)

7/27

(26%)

3/27

(11%)

13/27

(48%)*

1/27

(4%)

3/27

(11%)

 Black

30/161

(19%)

6/30

(20%)

1/30

(3%)

15/30

(50%)*

5/30

(17%)*

3/30

(10%)

Gestation at birth

 <34 weeks

18/161

(11%)

2/18

(11%)**

1/18

(6%)

12/18

(67%)**

1/18

(6%)

2/18

(11%)

 34–37 weeks

16/161

(10%)

5/16

(31%)

2/16

(13%)

5/16

(31%)

2/16

(13%)

2/16

(13%)

 >37 weeks

127/161

(79%)

58/127

(46%)

14/127

(11%)

37/127

(29%)

8/127

(6%)

10/127

(8%)

  1. CST community state type based on ward HCA of species data
  2. *P < 0.05, **P < 0.01; for comparison of birth <34 vs. >34 weeks, two-tailed Fisher’s exact
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