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. 2008 Feb 28;8:78. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-8-78

Table 3.

Risk factors for HPV infection among the 1 110 women, National Health Survey, Chile 2003.

Characteristics (n) HR HPV Crude OR Adjusted OR LR HPV only Crude OR Adjusted OR
(95% IC) (95% IC) (95% IC) (95% IC) (95% IC) (IC 95%)
n = 146 n = 162
Age (years)
18–29 26.8 1.0 1.0 13.7 1.0 1.0
(18.5–37.1) (8.2–22.0)
30–49 13.9 0.5 0.7 13.0 1.3 0.8
(9.1–20.7) (0.3–0.9) (0.4–1.4) (9.2–18.1) (0.7–2.4) (0.3–2.0)
50–64 8.5 0.8 0.4 15.6 1.3 0.9
(5.7–12.5) (0.4–1.4) (0.2–0.99) (10.4–22.6) (0.7–2.6) (0.3–2.3)
> = 65 8.0 0.4 0.3 16.1 1.8 0.9
(4.6–13.5) (0.2–0.99) (0.1–0.8) (10.7–23.6) (0.8–3.8) (0.3–2.4)
Education
High 17.0 1.0 1.0 16.2 1.0 1.0
(9.2 – 29.3) (8.5–28.5)
Medium 16.7 0.8 1.2 12.6 0.7 0.7
(12.0 – 22.8) (0.4–1.3) (0.5–2.9) (9.5–16.6) (0.4–1.2) (0.3–1.6)
Low 11.0 0.9 1.4 15.4 0.6 0.8
(7.6 – 15.8) (0.5–1.7) (0.6–3.8) (11.0–21.2) (0.3–1.1) (0.4–2.0)
Marital st 10.0 1.0 1.0 12.9 1.0 1.0
Married/Cohabiting (6.7–14.7) (9.7–17.1)
Widow 12.9 2.0 2.3 21.4 1.8 1.9
(6.7–23.1) (1.02–3.9) (0.9–5.4) (13.5–32.2) (1.1–3.3) (0.9–3.7)
Separated 6.8 1.1 0.7 26.5 2.1 2.5
(3.0–14.4) (0.5–2.3) (0.2–2.0) (14.8–42.6) (1.2–3.7) (1.1–5.7)
Single 33.2 2.7 3.7 12.3 1.3 0.9
(24.8 – 42.8) (1.7–4.2) (2.1–6.6) (7.6–19.2) (0.83–2.2) (0.5–1.7)
Smoker
No 11.8 1.0 1.0 13.9 1.0 1.0
(8.3 – 16.6) (10.6–18.1)
Yes 20.6 1.3 1.46 14.1 1.18 1.1
(14.5 – 28.4) (0.9–1.9) (0.8–2.8) (10.0–19.6) (0.8–1.7) (0.6–1.9)
Pap ever
Yes 14.0 1.0 1 13.9 1.0 1.0
(10.4–18.6) (10.9–17.5)
No 21.9 0.99 0.8 14.0 1.13 0.9
(13.6–33.3) (0.6–1.7) (0.4–1.7) (8.4–22.4) (0.7–1.9) (0.4–1.9)
Residence
Urban 16.7 1 1.0 13.6 1.0 1.0
(12.9 – 21.2) (10.7–17.1)
Rural 5.0 0.4 0.2 16.8 1.3 1.08
(2.1 – 11.2) (0.2–0.8) (0.1–0.7) (10.2–26.5) (0.8–2.1) (0.6–2.1)
Region
North 22.7 1.0 1.0 8.5 1.0 1.0
(16.6–30.3) (4.5–15.6)
Central 13.9 0.5 0.6 12.8 1.7 1.5
(9.0–20.8) (0.3–0.9) (0.3–1.1) (8.9–18.1) (0.9–3.0) (0.7–3.5)
South 14.5 0.6 0.7 18.0 2.3 2.4
(9.9–20.6) (0.4–0.88) (0.4–1.3) (14.0–22.9) (1.4–3.7) (1.1–5.0)
Extreme South 24.7 0.83 1.5 15.9 1.9 1.9
(11.8–44.7) (0.4–1.8) (0.5–4.6) (6.9–32.4) (0.8–4.6) (0.6–5.9)