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. 2009 Jul 28;339:b2569. doi: 10.1136/bmj.b2569

Table 2.

 HPV status and outcomes for 2282 women included in analysis

HPV status All women High risk women* Low risk women†
No of women No (%) with CIN II+ No of women No (%) with CIN II+ No of women No (%) with CIN II+
Repeatedly positive for carcinogenic HPV (Pos/Pos):
 Total 260 46 (17.7) 246 44 (17.9) 14 2 (14.3)
 HPV 16 persistence 55 20 (36.4) 52 19 (36.5) 3 1 (33.3)
 HPV 18 persistence 18 5 (27.8) 18 5 (27.8) 0 0
 Type specific persistence 136 21 (15.4) 126 20 (15.9) 10 1 (10.0)
 Non-specific persistence 51 0 (0.0) 50 0 (0.0) 1 0 (0.0)
Acquisition (Neg/Pos) 125 6 (4.8) 111 5 (4.5) 14 1 (7.1)
Clearance (Pos/Neg) 282 5 (1.8) 263 4 (1.5) 19 1 (5.3)
Neg/Neg 1615 13 (0.8) 1192 11 (0.9) 423 2 (0.5)
Total 2282 70 (3.1) 1812 64 (3.5) 470 6 (1.3)

*Screen positive or had risk factors (such as five or more lifetime sexual partners) for HPV or cervical neoplasia.

†Screen negative and did not have above risk factors.