Table 1 Presence of epithelial cells and leukocytes in the cytological examination
Cell presence | Methylene blue stain | Gram stain | p value* | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
N | % | 95% CI (%) | N | % | 95% CI (%) | ||||||
Lower limit | Upper limit | Lower limit | Upper limit | ||||||||
Epithelial cells | LE | None | 35 | 36.8 | 27.35 | 47.41 | 12 | 12.6 | 6.98 | 21.41 | 0.0002 |
≤ 5 | 41 | 43.2 | 33.16 | 53.71 | 43 | 45.3 | 35.14 | 55.78 | 0.8839 | ||
6-9 | 14 | 14.7 | 8.58 | 23.83 | 12 | 12.6 | 6.98 | 21.41 | 0.8328 | ||
≥ 10 | 5 | 5.3 | 1.95 | 12.42 | 28 | 29.5 | 20.79 | 39.84 | < 0.0001 | ||
RE | None | 35 | 36.8 | 27.35 | 47.41 | 11 | 11.6 | 6.2 | 20.18 | 0.0001 | |
≤ 5 | 39 | 41.1 | 31.21 | 51.63 | 28 | 29.5 | 20.79 | 39.84 | 0.1289 | ||
6-9 | 15 | 15.8 | 9.4 | 25.03 | 27 | 28.4 | 19.87 | 38.74 | 0.0545 | ||
≥ 10 | 6 | 6.3 | 2.59 | 13.77 | 29 | 30.5 | 21.71 | 40.94 | < 0.0001 | ||
Leukocytes | LE | None | 88 | 92.6 | 84.91 | 96.73 | 81 | 85.3 | 76.17 | 91.42 | 0.1651 |
≤ 5 | 5 | 5.3 | 1.95 | 12.42 | 11 | 11.6 | 6.2 | 20.18 | 0.1915 | ||
6-9 | 2 | 2.1 | 0.37 | 8.13 | 3 | 3.2 | 0.82 | 9.61 | 1.0000 | ||
≥ 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.84 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.84 | |||
RE | None | 92 | 96.8 | 90.39 | 99.18 | 87 | 91.6 | 83.61 | 96.03 | 0.2140 | |
≤ 5 | 2 | 2.1 | 0.37 | 8.13 | 3 | 3.2 | 0.82 | 9.61 | 1.0000 | ||
6-9 | 1 | 1.1 | 0.05 | 6.56 | 2 | 2.1 | 0.37 | 8.13 | 1.0000 | ||
≥ 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.84 | 3 | 3.2 | 0.82 | 9.61 | 0.2445 | ||