Table 1.
Baseline Maternal Demographic Information
| Characteristic | Intracellular Bacteria Present in Basal Plate n=53 |
Intracellular Bacteria Absent in Basal Plate n=142 |
p-value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Advanced Maternal Age (SD) | 29.8(5.9) | 28.4(5.8) | 0.12 |
| Black Race (%) | 47.2 | 47.2 | 0.99 |
| Tobacco Use (%) | 9.4 | 23.9 | 0.03 |
| Alcohol Use (%) | 5.8 | 11.4 | 0.29 |
| STI in current pregnancy (%) | 20.8 | 21.8 | 0.87 |
| History of STI prior to pregnancy (%) | 34.6 | 26.8 | 0.29 |
| UTI in current pregnancy (%) | 18.9 | 18.3 | 0.93 |
| Group B Streptococcus infection | 21.6 | 22.9 | 0.85 |
STI=sexually transmitted infection; UTI=urinary tract infection