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

Table 5.

 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 cytology results

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)
ASCUS or more severe cytology
Carcinogenic HPV persistence 89 21 28.79 (18.12 to 39.46) NA 21 28.79 (18.12 to 39.46) NA 11 15.00 (6.53 to 23.48) 11 15.00 (6.53 to 23.48) NA
Specific genotype persistence 73 21 34.93 (22.49 to 47.36) NA 21 34.93 (22.49 to 47.36) NA 11 18.73 (8.25 to 29.20) 11 18.73 (8.25 to 29.20) NA
Non-persistence 16 0 0.00 NA 0 0.00 NA 0 0.00 0 0.00 NA
HP 16 persistence 17 8 58.18 (30.88 to 85.48) NA 8 58.18 (30.88 to 85.48) NA 4 27.94 (3.29 to 52.59) 4 27.94 (3.29 to 52.59) NA
HPV 18 persistence 9 3 37.78 (2.91 to 72.65) NA 3 37.78 (2.91 to 72.65) NA 1 11.11 (−9.42 to 31.64) 1 11.11 (−9.42 to 31.64) NA
Carcinogenic HPV persistence (not 16 and 18) 63 10 19.62 (8.51 to 30.73) NA 10 19.62 (8.51 to 30.73) NA 6 11.80 (2.71 to 20.90) 6 11.80 (2.71 to 20.90) NA
Acquisition 31 1 3.23 (−2.99 to 9.45) NA 1 3.23 (−2.99 to 9.45) NA 1 3.23 (−2.99 to 9.45) 1 3.23 (−2.99 to 9.45) NA
Clearance (reference)‡ 30 0 0.00 NA 0 0.00 NA 0 0.00 0 0.00 NA
HPV negative 115 3 2.86 (−0.36 to 6.07) NA 3 2.86 (−0.36 to 6.07) NA 2 2.00 (−2.00 to 4.76) 2 2.00 (−2.00 to 4.76) NA
Negative cytology
Carcinogenic HPV persistence 162 16 11.47 (6.15 to 16.79) 8.24 (2.44 to 27.83) 20 23.22 (9.00 to 37.44) 12.38 (3.92 to 39.06) 12 9.12 (4.19 to 14.05) 16 21.18 (6.72 to 35.64) 43.21 (5.45 to 342.72)
Specific genotype persistence 129 16 14.50 (7.89 to 21.10) 8.29 (2.40 to 28.59) 20 28.86 (11.91 to 44.80) 15.11 (4.87 to 46.90) 12 11.61 (5.42 to 17.80) 16 25.94 (9.11 to 42.77) 52.92 (6.74 to 415.20)
Non-persistence 33 0 0.00 0.00 0 0.00 0.00 0 0.00 0 0.00 0.00
HP 16 persistence 36 10 32.76 (15.92 to 49.60) 23.52 (6.82 to 81.1) 10 32.76 (15.92 to 49.60) 17.46 (5.81 to 52.45) 8 28.80 (11.89 to 45.72) 8 28.80 (11.89 to 45.72) 58.76 (7.63 to 452.57)
HPV 18 persistence 9 0 0.00 0.00 0 0.00 0.00 0 0.00 0 0.00 0.00
Carcinogenic HPV persistence (not 16 and 18) 117 6 5.91 (1.31 to 10.51) 4.25 (1.08 to 16.68) 10 20.25 (3.76 to 36.74) 10.79 (3.04 to 38.37) 4 4.08 (0.16 to 8.00) 8 18.70 (2.03 to 35.36) 38.14 (4.45 to 327.05)
Acquisition 88 3 3.69 (−0.44 to 7.81) 2.65 (0.54 to 12.95) 4 5.01 (0.20 to 9.82) 2.67 (0.68 to 10.47) 1 1.14 (−1.08 to 3.35) 1 2.49 (−0.93 to 5.91) 5.08 (0.47 to 55.45)
Clearance (reference)‡ 236 3 1.39 (−0.18 to 2.96) 1.00 4 1.88 (0.05 to 3.70) 1.00 0 0.00 1 0.49 (−0.47 to 1.45) 1.00
HPV negative 1449 4 0.32 (0.01 to 0.64) 0.23 (0.05 to 1.03) 4 0.32 (0.01 to 0.64) 0.17 (0.04 to 0.68) 2 0.16 (−0.06 to 0.39) 2 0.16 (−0.06 to 0.39) 0.33 (0.03 to 3.63)

ASCUS=atypical squamous cells of undetermined significance.

*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”).