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. 2008 Nov 17;3(11):e3743. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0003743

Figure 2. A. Prevalence of Low-Risk and High-Risk Types by Age (n = 2065).

Figure 2

Prevalence of overall and both hr- and lr-HPV types showed an almost similar age-distribution. In some women both low-risk and high-risk types were detected. B. Prevalence of Low-Risk and High-Risk Types by Sexual Age (n = 1943). Only sexually active women were selected (n = 1943). Overall HPV prevalence, as well as hr- and lr-HPV prevalence, showed an increase with rising sexual age. However, hr-HPV prevalence decreased from a sexual age of 10 years. In some women both low-risk and high-risk types were detected.