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Table 1 Characteristic of participants recruited for 16S rRNA microbiome analysis

From: Alterations of the vaginal microbiome in healthy pregnant women positive for group B Streptococcus colonization during the third trimester

GBS status (number)

Age (mean ± SD)

p value

Parity

p value

Culture-positive (22)

31.18 ± 6.62

0.952

0.952 (Welch’ t test)

3.18 ± 1.26

0.203

0.203 (Welch’s t test)

Culture-negative (22)

31.05 ± 8.30

2.64 ± 1.53

  1. Two-tailed unpaired t-test and Welch’s two-sample t-test were calculated to evaluate the statistical differences between GBS culture-positive and GBS culture-negative participants for age and parity. P value < 0.05 is considered statistically significant
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BMC Microbiology

ISSN: 1471-2180

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