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. 2004 Jul 13;91(3):530–536. doi: 10.1038/sj.bjc.6602002

Table 1. Annual transition probabilities for the natural history model.

Parameter Annual transition probability References
Uninfected to Cervical HPV infection (HPV incidence) Age  
  16–19 0.0855 Barnabas and Garnett, 2004; Schiffman and Kjaer, 2003; Melkert et al, 1993
  20–24 0.2500  
  25–29 0.1500  
  30–34 0.0576  
  35–39 0.0333  
  40–44 0.0333  
  45–49 0.0333  
  50+ 0.0222  
       
Cervical HPV infection to Uninfected Age    
  16–29 0.7000 Myers et al, 2000; Hildesheim et al, 1994; Moscicki et al, 1998; Koutsky et al, 1992; Ho et al, 1998; Molano et al, 2003
  30+ 0.4130  
       
Cervical HPV infection to CIN 1 or CIN 2 0.0959   Myers et al, 2000; Moscicki et al, 1998
Proportion of Cervical HPV infection progressing directly to CIN 2 0.1350 Myers et al, 2000; Schlecht et al, 2001
       
CIN 1 to Cervical HPV infection or Uninfected Age    
  16–34 0.2248 Myers et al, 2000; Yokoyama et al, 2003; Syrjanen et al, 1992; de Brux et al, 1983
  35+ 0.1124  
       
Proportion CIN 1 regressing directly to Uninfected 0.90 Syrjanen et al, 1992
       
CIN 1 to CIN 2 Age    
  16–34 0.0297 de Brux et al, 1983; Syrjanen et al, 1992; Myers et al, 2000
  35+ 0.1485  
       
CIN 1 to CIN 3 0.0301 Yokoyama et al, 2003
       
CIN 2 to Cervical HPV infection or Uninfected 0.1901 Yokoyama et al, 2003
Proportion CIN 2 regressing directly to Uninfected 0.90 Syrjanen et al, 1992
       
CIN 2 to CIN 1 0.2430 Syrjanen et al, 1992
       
CIN2 to CIN 3 Age    
  16–34 0.0389 Syrjanen et al, 1992; de Brux et al, 1983; Yokoyama et al, 2003
  35–44 0.0797  
  45+ 0.1062  
       
CIN 3 to Cervical HPV infection or Uninfected Age    
  16–44 0.0135 Syrjanen et al, 1992
  45+ 0.0100  
Proportion CIN 3 regressing directly to Uninfected 0.50 Syrjanen et al, 1992
       
CIN 3 to CIN 1 0
CIN 3 to CIN 2 0.0135
       
CIN 3 to Invasive cervical cancer 0.0099 Syrjanen et al, 1992; Ostor, 1993; McIndoe et al, 1984
       
Invasive cervical cancer to Death from invasive cervical cancer 0.025
       
Transitions to Death from other cause Age    
  16–24 0.0003 Office of National Statistics, 2003a
  25–34 0.0004  
  35–44 0.0010  
  45–54 0.0026  
  55–64 0.0066  
  65–74 0.0192