Association of the macronutrient quality index and carbohydrate food quality score with the odds of bacterial vaginosis: a case-control study.

OBJECTIVE

The present study was designed to investigate the relationship between food quality indices, including Macronutrient Quality Index (MQI), and Carbohydrate Food Quality Score (CFQS), and the risk of bacterial vaginosis (BV) in Iranian women.

RESULTS

In the adjusted model, after adjusting for potential confounders, significantly lower odds of BV were observed in the last highest tertile of the CFQS (odds ratio (OR): 0.317, confidence interval (CI) 95%: 0.155-0.646, p-value˂0.001), MQI (OR: 0.325, CI 95%: 0.176-0.599, p-value˂0.001), carbohydrate quality index (CQI) (OR: 0.288, CI 95%: 0.143-0.580, p-value˂0.001) and protein quality index (PQI) (OR: 0.498, CI 95%: 0.268-0.924, p-value = 0.029) compared to the lowest tertile of these indices.

CLINICAL TRIAL NUMBER: Not applicable.