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

Table 3.

 Three year and 5 year cumulative incidence rates of cervical intraepithelial neoplasia grade II or more severe (CIN II+) and CIN III+ after repeat measurements of carcinogenic human papillomavirus (HPV) at about 1 year interval (9-21 months)

No of women CIN II+ CIN III+
3 year 5 year 3 year 5 year
No of cases Rate* (95% CI) Rate ratio† (95% CI) No of cases Rate* (95% CI) Rate ratio† (95% CI) No of cases Rate* (95% CI) No of cases Rate* (95% CI) Rate ratio† (95% CI)
Carcinogenic HPV persistence 260 38 17.04 (12.05 to 22.03) 14.53 (4.53 to 46.58) 42 23.69 (14.75 to 32.62) 14.99 (5.28 to 42.62) 24 11.27 (6.97 to 15.57) 28 18.38 (7.02 to 15.10) 44.66 (5.94 to 335.88)
Specific genotype persistence 209 38 21.26 (15.18 to 27.33) 18.12 (5.66 to 57.99) 42 29.90 (18.65 to 41.14) 18.92 (6.66 to 53.76) 24 14.22 (8.86 to 19.57) 28 23.63 (11.88 to 35.57) 57.42 (7.63 to 432.02)
Non-persistence 51 0 0.00 0.00 0 0.00 0.00 0 0.00 0 0.00 0.00
HP 16 persistence 55 19 40.77 (26.40 to 55.13) 34.75 (10.66 to 113.26) 19 40.77 (26.40 to 55.13) 25.81 (9.16 to 72.71) 13 30.57 (16.42 to 44.71) 13 30.57 (16.42 to 44.71) 74.28 (9.95 to 554.32)
HPV 18 persistence 18 3 17.46 (−0.58 to 35.50) 14.88 (3.22 to 68.70) 3 17.46 (−0.58 to 35.50) 11.05 (2.67 to 45.73) 1 5.56 (−5.03 to 16.14) 1 5.56 (−5.03 to 16.14) 13.50 (0.88−207.03)
Carcinogenic HPV persistence (not 16 and 18) 187 16 10.00 (5.32 to 14.68) 8.53 (2.51 to 28.91) 20 18.19 (8.02 to 28.37) 11.52 (3.75 to 35.41) 10 6.23 (2.52 to 10.23) 14 14.90 (4.66 to 25.13) 36.20 (4.55 to 287.76)
Acquisition 125 4 3.44 (0.10 to 6.78) 2.93 (0.66 to 12.98) 5 4.44 (−0.28 to 5.08) 2.81 (0.76 to 10.35) 2 1.60 (−0.60 to 3.80) 3 2.63 (−0.28 to 5.08) 6.38 (0.67 to 60.93)
Clearance (reference)‡ 282 3 1.17 (−0.15 to 2.50) 1.00 4 1.58 (0.04 to 3.12) 1.00 0 0.00 1 0.41 (−0.39 to 1.22) 1.00
HPV negative 1615 7 0.49 (0.13 to 0.85) 0.42 (0.11 to 1.61) 7 0.49 (0.13 to 0.85) 0.31 (0.09 to 1.06) 4 0.28 (0.01 to 0.56) 4 0.28 (0.01 to 0.56) 0.69 (0.08 to 6.12)

*Cumulative incidence rates.

†Cumulative incidence rate ratio; when no events of CIN II+ occurred in reference group, this could not be calculated (NA).

‡Women who tested positive and then negative for carcinogenic HPV (“clearance”).