Characteristic | Corynebacterium-dominated microbiota (CST-1) (N = 127) | Non-Corynebacterium-dominated microbiota(CSTs2–6) (N = 111) | p-value# |
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Age (years) | 37.0 (31.0–44.0) | 36.0 (30.0–44.0) | 0.597 |
Age at sexual debut (years)a | 17.0 (15.0–18.0) | 16.0 (15.0–18.0) | 0.975 |
Number of lifetime sexual partners | 6.0 (3.0–12.0) | 7.0 (3.0–14.0) | 0.693 |
Number of sexual acts with study partner in last montha | 4.0 (2.0–10.0) | 4.0 (2.3–10.0) | 0.763 |
Current use of condom (% (n/N)) | 64.7 (77/119) | 63.4 (64/101) | 0.888 |
HPV-positive (%(n/N)) | 51.2 (65/127) | 58.6 (65/111) | 0.297 |
HR-HPV-positive (%(n/N)) | 36.2 (46/127) | 50.5 (56/111) | 0.036 |
Multiple HPV infection (%(n/N)) | 64.6 (42/65) | 78.5 (51/65) | 0.080 |
Multiple HR-HPV infection (%(n/N)) | 73.9 (34/46) | 80.4 (45/56) | 0.438 |
HIV-positive (% (n/N)) | 33.9 (43/127) | 40.5 (45/111) | 0.346 |
CD4+ T-cell count if HIV-positive (cells/μl)a | 348.5 (240.5–479.8) | 308 (217.0–484.5) | 0.471 |
HIV viral load in HIV-positive men (copies/ml)a | 4.0 log10 (3.1–4.7) | 4.2 log10 (3.8–4.8) | 0.376 |
Circumcised (% (n/N)) | 93.6 (117/125) | 95.1 (98/103) | 0.776 |
Cigarette use (% (n/N)) | Â | Â | Â |
 Never smoked | 15.7(20/127) | 18.2 (20/110) | 0.879 |
 Ex-smoker | 17.3 (22/127) | 16.4 (18/110 | |
 Current smoker | 66.9 (85/127) | 65.5 (72/110) |