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

Table 6.

 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 whether women underwent colposcopy during time interval

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)
Colposcopy
Carcinogenic HPV persistence 144 27 21.56 (14.28 to 28.84) 11.31 (3.50 to 36.54) 28 22.48 (15.07 to 29.89) 11.80 (3.66 to 38.02) 17 14.37 (7.97 to 20.78) 18 15.38 (8.75 to 22.01) NA
Specific genotype persistence 115 27 27.14 (18.28 to 35.99) 14.24 (4.42 to 45.85) 28 28.35 (19.33 to 37.38) 14.88 (4.63 to 47.79) 17 18.38 (10.34 to 26.41) 18 19.74 (11.40 to 28.07) NA
Non-persistence 29 0 0.00 0.00 0 0.00 0.00 0 0.00 0 0.00 NA
HP 16 persistence 35 11 37.45 (19.58 to 55.33) 19.65 (5.80 to 66.58) 11 37.45 (19.58 to 55.33) 19.65 (5.80 to 66.58) 7 26.79 (9.38 to 44.20) 7 26.79 (9.38 to 44.20) NA
HPV 18 persistence 11 3 27.27 (0.95 to 53.59) 14.31 (3.26 to 62.90) 3 27.27 (0.95 to 53.59) 14.31 (3.26 to 62.90) 1 9.09 (−7.90 to 26.08) 1 9.09 (−7.90 to 26.08) NA
Carcinogenic HPV persistence (not 16 and 18) 98 13 15.55 (7.73 to 23.36) 8.16 (2.38 to 27.91) 14 16.87 (8.76 to 24.97) 8.85 (2.61 to 30.02) 9 11.00 (4.17 to 17.82) 10 12.39 (5.15 to 19.63) NA
Acquisition 79 2 2.53 (−0.93 to 6.00) 1.33 (0.23 to 7.80) 3 4.16 (−0.49 to 8.80) 2.18 (0.45 to 10.63) 2 2.53 (−0.93 to 6.00) 3 4.16 (−0.49 to 8.80) NA
Clearance (reference)‡ 170 3 1.91 (−0.23 to 4.05) 1.00 3 1.91 (−0.23 to 4.05) 1.00 0 0.00 0 0.00 NA
HPV negative 985 5 0.58 (0.07 to 1.09) 0.30 (0.07 to 1.26) 5 0.58 (0.07 to 1.09) 0.30 (0.07 to 1.26) 4 0.46 (0.01 to 0.91) 4 0.46 (0.01 to 0.91) NA
No colposcopy
Carcinogenic HPV persistence 116 11 11.14 (4.85 to 17.42) NA 14 25.73 (7.64 to 43.81) 25.21 (3.17 to 200.37) 7 7.30 (2.02 to 12.57) 10 22.51 (3.93 to 41.10) 22.06 (2.65 to 183.37)
Specific genotype persistence 94 11 13.79 (6.11 to 21.46) NA 14 33.98 (10.10 to 57.86) 33.30 7 9.13 (2.58 to 15.67) 10 30.41 (5.50 to 55.31) 29.80 (3.59 to 247.02)
Non-persistence 22 0 0.00 NA 0 0.00 0.00 0 0.00 0 0.00 0.00
HPV 16 persistence 20 8 45.36 (21.77 to 68.94) NA 8 45.36 (21.77 to 68.94) 44.45 (5.91 to 334.45) 6 35.71 (12.44 to 58.99) 6 35.71 (12.44 to 58.99) 35.00 (4.48 to 273.52)
HPV 18 persistence 7 0 0.00 NA 0 0.00 0.00 0 0.00 0 0.00 0.00
Carcinogenic HPV persistence (not 16 and 18) 89 3 3.66 (−0.44 to 7.76) NA 6 20.92 (0.49 to 41.34) 20.50 (2.32 to 181.49) 1 1.12 (−1.07 to 3.31) 4 18.83 (−1.92 to 39.59) 18.46 (1.97 to 173.34)
Acquisition 46 2 4.97 (−1.01 to 11.74) NA 2 4.97 (−1.01 to 11.74) 4.87 (0.45 to 52.59) 0 0.00 0 0.00 0.00
Clearance (reference)† 112 0 0.00 NA 1 1.02 (−0.97 to 3.01) 1.00 0 0.00 1 1.02 (−0.97 to 3.01) 1.00
HPV negative 630 2 0.35 (−0.14 to 0.83) NA 2 0.35 (−0.14 to 0.83) 0.34 (0.03 to 3.75) 0 0.00 0 0.00 0.00

*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”).