| Abbrev. | Definition |
| AGC | Atypical glandular cells |
| aOR | Adjusted odds ratio |
| ASC-H | Atypical squamous cells—cannot exclude HSIL |
| ASC-US | Atypical squamous cells of undetermined significance |
| CI | Confidence interval |
| CIN | Cervical intraepithelial neoplasia |
| HPV | Human papillomavirus |
| hrHPV | High-risk human papillomavirus |
| HSIL | High-grade squamous intraepithelial lesion |
| LSIL | Low-grade squamous intraepithelial lesion |
| NILM | Negative for intraepithelial lesion or malignancy |
| STROBE | Strengthening the Reporting of Observational Studies in Epidemiology |