ArticleSexually transmitted diseases2019
A Prospective Cohort Study of the Association Between Body Mass Index and Incident Bacterial Vaginosis.
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- Association between body mass index and prevalence of bacterial vaginosis: Results from the NHANES 2001-2004 study.PloS one · 2024Article
- Investigating Oxidative Stress Levels in Pregnant Patients Infected with Hepatitis C Virus and Bacterial Vaginosis for Better Treatment Option.Oman medical journal · 2023Article
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- Distinct gut and vaginal microbiota profile in women with recurrent implantation failure and unexplained infertility.BMC women's health · 2022Article
- Protection and Risk: Male and Female Genital Microbiota and Sexually Transmitted Infections.The Journal of infectious diseases · 2021Review
- Association between bacterial vaginosis and fecundability in Kenyan women planning pregnancies: a prospective preconception cohort study.Human reproduction (Oxford, England) · 2021Article
- The Complex Link between the Female Genital Microbiota, Genital Infections, and Inflammation.Infection and immunity · 2021Review
- Association of bacterial vaginosis with periodontitis in a cross-sectional American nationwide survey.Scientific reports · 2021Article
- The Vaginal Microbiome: A Long Urogenital Colonization Throughout Woman Life.Frontiers in cellular and infection microbiology · 2021Review
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- Dietary macronutrient intake and molecular-bacterial vaginosis: Role of fiber.Clinical nutrition (Edinburgh, Scotland) · 2020Article
- Association between obesity and bacterial vaginosis as assessed by Nugent score.American journal of obstetrics and gynecology · 2019Article
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Abstract
Some studies suggest that higher body mass index is associated with increased susceptibility to bacterial vaginosis (BV), but results are conflicting.
methodsFemale sex workers aged 16 to 45 years and participating in an open, prospective cohort study in Mombasa, Kenya between 2000 and 2014 were included in this analysis. Up to 2 years of follow-up were included per woman. Body mass index (BMI) was categorized as underweight (≤18.5), normal (18.5-24.9), overweight (25-29.9), and obese (≥30). Bacterial vaginosis was assessed using Nugent scores. Generalized estimating equations were used to estimate relative risks of the association between BMI and BV.
resultsAt baseline, 32.1% (n = 625) of 1946 women had BV. Half of women were overweight (31.1%, n = 606) or obese (20.1%, n = 391). Participants contributed 14,319 follow-up visits. Adjusting for age, compared to women with normal BMI, overweight (adjusted relative risk, 0.91; 95% confidence interval, 0.81-1.02) and obese (adjusted relative risk, 0.82; 95% confidence interval, 0.71-0.94) women were at lower risk for BV (joint P = 0.03).
conclusionsObese women had a nearly 20% lower risk of BV compared with women with normal BMI. Potential mechanisms for this effect, including possible effects of diet, obesity-associated changes in the gut microbiome, and systemic estrogen levels, should be explored.
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