Table 1.
Demographic and clinical characteristics and outcome by type of collection method.
| Characteristic | No. (%) a | p value | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Papette (n = 357) | Spatula with cytobrush (n = 399) | Total (N = 756) | ||
| Age | 0.004 b | |||
| No. | 357 | 399 | 756 | |
| Mean (SD) | 43.9 (13.64) | 46.8 (12.34) | 45.4 (13.04) | |
| Race | 0.56 c | |||
| American Indian/Alaskan Native | 0 (0.0) | 1 (0.3) | 1 (0.1) | |
| Asian | 17 (4.8) | 28 (7.1) | 45 (6.0) | |
| Black | 13 (3.7) | 16 (4.1) | 29 (3.9) | |
| Other | 17 (4.8) | 16 (4.1) | 33 (4.4) | |
| White | 309 (87.0) | 334 (84.6) | 643 (85.7) | |
| Missing | 2 | 4 | 6 | |
| Menopausal status | 0.24 c | |||
| Perimenopausal | 36 (10.1) | 28 (7.0) | 64 (8.5) | |
| Postmenopausal (no periods in the past 1 year) | 121 (33.9) | 150 (37.6) | 271 (35.8) | |
| Premenopausal | 201 (56.3) | 221 (55.4) | 422 (55.8) | |
| IUC | 0.10 c | |||
| No | 291 (81.5) | 342 (85.7) | 633 (83.7) | |
| Yes | 67 (18.8) | 57 (14.3) | 124 (16.4) | |
| HPV+ 3 | 0.75 c | |||
| No | 341 (95.5) | 382 (95.7) | 723 (95.6) | |
| Yes | 17 (4.8) | 17 (4.3) | 34 (4.5) | |
| Pap test results | 0.75 c | |||
| Unsatisfactory d | 23 (6.4) | 28 (7.0) | 51 (6.7) | |
| Satisfactory | 335 (93.8) | 371 (93.0) | 706 (93.4) | |
HPV+ 3 : presence of human papilloma virus; IUC: intrauterine contraceptive; Pap: Papanicolaou.
a
Data are shown as No. (%) unless noted otherwise.
b
Kruskal–Wallis p value.
c
χ2p value.
d
Results in groups 3–13 (see section “Methods” for definitions).