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Table 2 Demographic data, sexual function, gynecological evaluation, Pap smears, genital infections and HPV vaccination in juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA) patients and healthy controls

From: Lower genital tract infections in young female juvenile idiopathic arthritis patients

Variables

JIA (n = 33)

Controls (n = 28)

p

Demographic data

 Current age, years

23.3 ± 6.24

26.1 ± 6.03

0.090

 Disease duration, years

15 ± 7.3

 Caucasian

20 (61)

23 (82)

0.092

 Upper-middle and lower-middle SE classes

32 (97)

23 (79)

0.085

Sexual function and gynecological evaluation

 Vaginal discharge

10 (30)

5 (18)

0.378

 Sexual intercourse

25 (76)

25 (89)

0.201

 First sexual activity age, years

18 (14–30)

17 (10–24)

0.196

 Sexual intercourse in last month

19 (57)

19 (68)

0.439

 Sexual intercourse in last month, number

2 (0–15)

4 (0–30)

0.231

 Sexual intercourse in last year

23 (70)

21 (75)

0.767

 Sexual intercourse in last year, number

20 (0–180)

48 (0–360)

0.167

 Sexual partner in last month, number

1 (0–1)

1 (0–2)

0.148

 Sexual partner in last year, number

1 (0–2)

1 (0–5)

0.184

Pap smears and genital infections

 Abnormal cervical cytology

8 (24)

3 (11)

0.201

  Inflammation

25 (76)

25 (89)

0.201

  ASCUS

3 (9)

0 (0)

0.243

  LSIL

5 (15)

3 (11)

0.715

  HSIL

0 (0)

0 (0)

1.000

  Gardnerella vaginalis

4 (12)

1 (4)

0.367

  Candida sp.

0 (0)

1 (4)

0.459

  Trichomonas vaginallis

0 (0)

0 (0)

1.000

 Hybrid capture detection

   

  Chlamydia trachomatis

0 (0)

2 (7)

0.207

  Neisseria gonorrhoeae

0 (0)

1 (4)

0.459

  Human papillomavirus (HPV)

10 (30)

3 (11)

0.115

 Previous quadrivalent HPV vaccination

2 (6)

6 (21)

0.127

  1. Values expressed as n (%), median (minimum - maximum value) or mean ± standard deviation
  2. SE socio-economic, ASCUS atypical squamous cells of undetermined significance, LSIL low-grade squamous intraepithelial lesion, HSIL high-grade squamous intraepithelial lesion