Table 2 Prevalence of different Reproductive Infections in cases and controls.

From: Functional impact of allelic variations/haplotypes of TNF-α on reproductive tract infections in Indian women

Reproductive

Before propensity score matching

After PS matching (balanced covariates)

Cases N = 400 (%)

Controls N = 450 (%)

OR (95% CI)

AOR (95% CI)

P-value

OR (95% CI)

P-value

Infections

Human Papillomavirus (HPV)

Positive

59 (15)

13 (3)

5.816 (3.138–10.779)

6.487 (3.152–13.351)

 < 0.001

5.22 (2.116–12.900)

 < 0.001

Negative

341 (85)

437 (97)

Ref

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Chlamydia Trachomatis (CT)

Positive

73 (18)

17 (4)

5.686 (3.290–9.826)

4.507 (2.402–8.455)

 < 0.001

4.772 (2.240–10.165)

 < 0.001

Negative

327 (82)

433 (96)

Ref

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Neisseria Gonorrhea (NG)

Positive

21 (5)

7 (2)

3.506 (1.474–8.339)

3.235 (1.178–8.886)

 < 0.001

2.484 (0.859–7.180)

0.093

Negative

379 (95)

443 (98)

Ref

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Trichomonasvaginalis (TV)

Positive

43 (11)

12 (3)

4.396 (2.283–8.463)

4.109 (1.924–8.776)

 < 0.001

4.772 (2.240–10.165)

 < 0.001

Negative

357 (89)

438 (97)

Ref

Ref

 

Ref

 
  1. OR (95% CI) means odds ratio with 95% confidence interval, AOR refers adjusted odds ratio for age, socio-economic status education status, contraceptive status, abortion, tobacco status and marital status along with 95% confidence interval by using logistic regression analysis.
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