Table 1 Descriptive statistics of study participants.

From: Shotgun sequencing of the vaginal microbiome reveals both a species and functional potential signature of preterm birth

 

Risk

Control

risk_PTBa (n = 7)

risk_FTBb (n = 28)

non-risk PTBc (n = 1)

non-risk FTBd (n = 13)

Age (years)

31.43

33.14

42

34.08

BMI (kg/m2)

26.07

25.41

32.02

23.6

Gestational age at delivery (weeks)

33.06

39.71

36.7

39.67

 <28 Weeks

1

0

0

0

 28–32 Weeks

0

0

0

0

 32–37 Weeks

6

0

1

1

Ethnicity

 White Irish

6

24

1

12

 White Caucasian

1

2

0

0

 Asian

0

1

0

0

 African

0

1

0

1

Smokers

1

3

0

0

Birth weight

2143.57

3666.43

2840

3602.38

LLETZ

2

9

0

0

Previous PTB

6

19

0

0

ABX within previous 6 months

3

6

0

2

  1. arisk_PTB preterm birth refers to those women who delivered prior to 37 weeks’ gestation.
  2. brisk_FTB refers to those women with risk factors for preterm birth but who delivered full term.
  3. cnon-risk PTB refers to low-risk women who delivered prior to 37 weeks’ gestation.
  4. dnon-risk FTB refers to low-risk women who delivered at term.
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