Table 4 Prediction of preterm birth by vaginal bacterial species relative abundance at 20-22 weeks (GTP1)

From: Vaginal host immune-microbiome-metabolite interactions associated with spontaneous preterm birth in a predominantly white cohort

 

AUC (95% CI)

Sensitivity (%) (95% CI)

Specificity (%) (95% CI)

Positive likelihood ratio

F. vaginae

0.79 (0.57–1.0)

75 (41–96%)

85 (58–97%)

4.9

G. vaginalis

0.77 (0.54–1.0)

63 (31–86%)

92 (67–100%)

8.1

G. vaginalis/L. iners ratio

0.80 (0.57–1.0)

63 (31–86%)

92 (67–100%)

8.1

  1. Term = 13; Preterm = 8.
  2. AUC area under receiver operating characteristic curve, CI confidence interval, GTP gestational time point.
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