Table 3 Association between pharmaceutical/lifestyle characteristics and detection of Ureaplasma, Candida, and Mycoplasma spp. at recruitment (n = 189)^a

Current antibiotic, antifungal or probiotic use?

1 (1 %)

7 (7 %)

0.045

3 (4 %)

5 (4 %)

0.947

1 (4 %)

7 (4 %)

1.000

Ever diagnosed with a UTI?

32 (36 %)

43 (43 %)

0.296

30 (41 %)

45 (39 %)

0.789

8 (32 %)

67 (41 %)

0.387

Ever diagnosed with thrush?

40 (46 %)

51 (51 %)

0.448

34 (47 %)

57 (49 %)

0.798

10 (42 %)

81 (49 %)

0.479

Current smoker?

13 (15 %)

8 (8 %)

0.149

13 (18 %)

8 (7 %)

0.020

5 (20 %)

16 (10 %)

0.165

Previous smoker?

33 (37 %)

17 (17 %)

0.002

22 (31 %)

28 (24 %)

0.351

11 (44 %)

39 (24 %)

0.036

Currently consumes alcohol?

1 (1 %)

3 (3 %)

0.624

2 (3 %)

2 (2 %)

0.642

1 (4 %)

3 (2 %)

0.438

Previously consumed alcohol?

48 (54 %)

60 (61 %)

0.355

39 (53 %)

69 (60 %)

0.374

14 (56 %)

94 (58 %)

0.875

  < 1 week

20 (23 %)

22 (23 %)

0.018

14 (20 %)

28 (24 %)

0.715

3 (12 %)

39 (24 %)

0.001

 1–2 times/week

38 (43 %)

58 (60 %)

37 (52 %)

59 (51 %)

8 (32 %)

88 (55 %)

  ≥ 3 times/week

31 (35 %)

17 (18 %)

20 (28 %)

28 (24 %)

14 (56 %)

34 (21 %)