Table 3.

GEE-adjusted comparison of type-specific HR-HPV persistence by HPV genospecies.

Species	Genotype observations	Patient clusters	Same-type persistence	GEE estimated persistence (95% CI)	Overall P value
α9	954	797	186	18.8% (16.3%–21.6%)	0.024
α7	168	153	29	14.0% (9.3%–20.3%)	0.024
α5/6	166	143	56	27.1% (20.1%–35.5%)	0.024