Table 1 Descriptive features of the analyzed patients.

From: Effect of orally administered L. crispatus M247 in favoring HR-HPV clearance and CST shift: results from a randomized, multi-center, placebo-controlled trial

 

Probiotic group (N = 40)

Placebo group (N = 22)

Statistics

Age

40.7 ± 10.5

44.0 ± 11.9

n. s.

Marital status

Single: 6

Married: 30

Divorced: 4

Single: 2

Married: 18

Divorced: 2

n. s.

Children

0.8 ± 0.8

1.1 ± 0.9

n. s.

Education

Degree: 12

Diploma: 22

Other: 6

Degree: 7

Diploma: 12

Other: 3

n. s.

Socioeconomic level

High: 22

Medium: 18

Low: 0

High: 10

Medium: 12

Low: 0

n. s.

Ethnicity

Caucasian: 38

Other: 2

Caucasian: 21

Other: 1

n. s.

EP pill

Yes: 3

No: 37

Yes: 2

No: 20

n. s.

Smoking

Yes: 22

No: 18

Yes: 12

No: 10

n. s.

  1. “Age” and “Children” are shown as Mean ± Standard Deviation. “Divorced” included also “separated”. “Smoking” is intended both current (18 in the probiotic group and 9 in the placebo one) and stopped less than 10 years back. EP: estro-progestinic. All differences observed in the values between the two groups are not significant (n. s.).