Treatment of asymptomatic vaginal candidiasis in pregnancy to prevent preterm birth: an open-label pilot randomized controlled trial

Table 2 Baseline characteristics of women randomized to clotrimazole and usual care

Maternal baseline characteristics	Clotrimazole N = 50 n (%)	Usual care N = 49 n (%)
Age (years)
18-34	28 (56)	36 (73)
≥ 35	22 (44)	13 (27)
Gravidity/parity
Nulligravida	11 (22)	14 (29)
Nullipara	9 (18)	11 (22)
Multipara	30 (60)	24 (49)
Previous preterm birth	2 (4)	2 (4)
Candidiasis*
Candida albicans	37 (74)	35 (73)
Moderate or heavy growth	27 (55)	19 (42)

Gravidity = number of pregnancies
Parity = number of births ≥20 weeks or ≥400 grams
* Excludes five women (1 clotrimazole and 4 no treatment) for whom growth information was not reported

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