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

Table 4.

 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) according to age of women

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)
Age <30
Carcinogenic HPV persistence 97 16 19.02 (8.33 to 24.23) 19.40 (2.62 to 143.59) 17 20.29 (11.52 to 29.06) 10.60 (2.51 to 44.70) 8 10.06 (3.31 to 16.82) 9 11.47 (4.28 to 18.65) 12.15 (1.57 to 94.32)
Specific genotype persistence 66 16 28.22 (16.18 to 40.27) 28.79 (3.91 to 211.99) 17 30.11 (17.83 to 42.40) 15.73 (3.76 to 65.87) 8 15.25 (5.21 to 25.28) 9 17.48 (6.79 to 28.16) 18.53 (2.40 to 143.08)
Non-persistence 31 0 0.00 () 0.00 0 0.00 0.00 0 0.00 0 0.00 0.00
HP 16 persistence 22 11 65.91 (40.36 to 91.46) 67.23 (9.20 to 491.08) 11 65.91 (40.36 to 91.46) 34.43 (8.27 to 143.35) 6 40.34 (11.39 to 69.29) 6 40.34 (11.39 to 69.29) 42.76 (5.35 to 341.78)
HPV 18 persistence 7 1 14.29 (−11.6 to 40.21) 14.57 (1.02 to 209.15) 1 14.29 (−11.6 to 40.21) 7.46 (0.77 to 72.62) 0 0.00 0 0.00 0.00
Carcinogenic HPV persistence (not 16 and 18) 68 4 7.05 (0.35 to 13.75) 7.19 (0.82 to 62.93) 5 8.77 (1.39 to 16.14) 4.58 (0.92 to 22.91) 2 3.77 (−1.36 to 8.90) 3 5.56 (−0.55 to 11.67) 5.89 (0.63 to 55.28)
Acquisition 56 2 3.57 (−1.29 to 8.43) 3.64 (0.34 to 39.29) 3 5.92 (−0.65 to 12.50) 3.09 (0.53 to 18.08) 1 1.79 (−1.68 to 5.25) 2 4.18 (−1.56 to 9.92) 4.43 (0.41 to 48.15)
Clearance (reference)‡ 125 1 0.98 (−0.93 to 2.89) 1.00 2 1.91 (−0.71 to 4.54) 1.00 0 0.00 1 0.94 (−0.90 to 2.78) 1.00
HPV negative 334 2 0.77 (−0.29 to 1.82) 0.78 (0.07 to 8.53) 2 0.77 (−0.29 to 1.82) 0.40 (0.06 to 2.80) 1 0.38 (−0.37 to 1.13) 1 0.38 (−0.37 to 1.13) 0.41 (0.03 to 6.43)
Age ≥30
Carcinogenic HPV persistence
163 22 15.79 (9.69 to 21.89) 11.64 (2.78 to 48.75) 25 25.88 (12.56 to 39.19) 19.07 (4.37 to 83.12) 16 11.84 (6.34 to 17.34) 19 22.40 (8.75 to 36.05) NA
Specific genotype persistence 143 22 18.11 (11.21 to 25.02) 13.35 (3.19 to 55.84) 25 30.62 (14.59 to 44.65) 22.56 (5.16 to 98.66) 16 13.67 (7.38 to 19.96) 19 26.85 (10.24 to 43.46) NA
Non-persistence 20 0 0.00 0.00 0 0.00 0.00 0 0.00 0 0.00 NA
HP 16 persistence 33 8 27.18 (11.09 to 43.26) 20.03 (4.46 to 89.84) 8 27.18 (11.09 to 43.26) 20.03 (4.46 to 89.84) 7 24.67 (8.80 to 40.53) 7 24.67 (8.80 to 40.53) NA
HPV 18 persistence 11 2 20.45 (−5.14 to 46.05) 15.07 (2.34 to 97.06) 2 20.45 (−5.14 to 46.05) 15.07 (2.34 to 97.06) 1 9.09 (−7.90 to 26.08) 1 9.09 (−7.90 to 26.08) NA
Carcinogenic HPV persistence (not 16 and 18) 119 12 11.68 (5.42 to 17.93) 8.60 (1.96 to 37.79) 15 23.08 (8.52 to 37.63) 17.01 (3.73 to 77.51) 8 7.87 (2.58 to 13.16) 11 19.77 (4.95 to 34.85) NA
Acquisition 69 2 3.21 (−1.19 to 7.61) 2.36 (0.34 to 16.54) 2 3.21 (−1.19 to 7.61) 2.36 (0.34 to 16.54) 1 1.45 (−1.37 to 4.27) 1 1.45 (−1.37 to 4.27) NA
Clearance (reference)‡ 157 2 1.36 (−0.51 to 3.23) 1.00 2 1.36 (−0.51 to 3.23) 1.00 0 0.00 0 0.00 NA
HPV negative 1281 5 0.43 (0.05 to 0.81) 0.32 (0.06 to 1.62) 5 0.43 (0.05 to 0.81) 0.32 (0.06 to 1.62) 3 0.26 (−0.03 to 0.56) 3 0.26 (−0.03 to 0.56) NA

*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”).