Relationship between Mollicutes and spontaneous abortion: An epidemiological analysis

Table 2 Univariate analysis of placental colonization by Mollicutes in spontaneous abortion and selected variables, Vitória da Conquista, Bahia, Brazil, 2018

Variable	OR (IC)	χ2	P value
Age
Up to 29 yr	7.26 (2.49-21.12)	15	0.00
> 29 yr	1
Marital status
With companion	1
Without companion	2.33 (0.62-9.08)	1.69	0.19
Year of study1
None	1
Up to 7 yr	2.27 (0.12-39.64)	0.3	0.57
> 7 yr	3.21 (0.18-54.79)	0.72	0.39
Origin
Rural area	1.15 (0.41-3.22)	0.08	0.77
Urban area	1
Skin color
White	1
Non-white	1.43 (0.49-4.13)	0.44	0.5
Income1,2
Up to the minimum wage	1.22 (0.46-3.26)	0.17	0.67
Above the minimum wage	1
Religion
Catholic	1
Others5	0.98 (0.33-2.86)	0	0.97
None	0.90 (0.24-3.28)	0.01	0.87
Changes in eating habits during pregnancy3
Yes	1
No	3.05 (0.79-11.69)	2.84	0.09
Physical activity1
Yes	1
No	1.26 (0.33-4.12)	0.15	0.69
Alcohol consumption6
Yes	5.75 (0.70-46.19)	3.31	0.06
No	1
Smoking6
Yes	1.11	0	0.92
No	1
Gynecological disorders1,7
Yes	3.28 (0.38-27.78)	1.32	0.25
No	1
Menarche
Up to 13 yr	3.15 (1.13-8.79)	5.07	0.02
> 13 yr	1
First sexual intercourse4
Up to 15 yr	2.17 (0.71-6.65)	1.93	0.16
> 15 yr	1
Number of partners1
1	2.78 (0.16-46.33)	0.55	0.45
> 1	1
Previous history of STI
Yes	1.5 (0.16-14.21)	0.13	0.71
No	1
Condom use during sexual intercourse1
No	1
Sometimes	2.14 (0.78-5.87)	2.24	0.13
Pain during intercourse
Yes	1.36 (0.47-3.95)	0.32	0.56
No	1
Pregnancies (including the current one)
Up to 2 pregnancies	2.73 (1.04-7.15)	4.36	0.03
> 2 pregnancies	1
Premature births
None	1
More than one	2.17 (0.45-10.50)	0.97	0.32
Prenatal care
Yes	1
No	1.26 (0.48-3.09)	0.22	0.63
Pregnancy was planned3
Yes	1
No	1.33 (0.50-3.48)	0.34	0.55
Number of live children
1	3.33 (1.25-8.84)	6.15	0.01
> 1	1
Presence of vaginal discharge
Yes	2.42 (0.92-6.33)	3.33	0.06
No	1
Dysuria
Yes	1.13 (0.32-3.92)	0.03	0.84
No	1
Groin swelling
Yes	1.11 (0.11-11.24)	0	0.92
No	1
Vaginal itching
Yes	1.27 (0.46-3.50)	0.22	0.63
No	1
Vaginal erythema
Yes	0.95 (0.29-3.02)	0	0.93
No	1
Pelvic pain
Yes	1.61 (0.58-4.44)	0.88	0.34
No	1

¹Non-responding.

²Minimum salary of R$ 95450.

³Non-responders.

⁴Non-respondents.

⁵Evangelical, spirit, candomblé.

⁶Any quantity and frequency.

⁷Uterine fibroids, ovarian cysts.