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. 2000 Jun 24;320(7251):1693–1696. doi: 10.1136/bmj.320.7251.1693

Table 5.

Patient characteristics of second (validation) dataset. Values are numbers (percentages) or medians (interquartile ranges)

Disease outcome
Total
Resolved (n=46) Persisted (n=16) Treated (n=25)
Smoker:
  No 30 (57) 9 (17) 14 (26) 53
 Yes 16 (53) 5 (17) 9 (30) 30
Colposcopic opinion:
  Normal 45 (67) 14 (21) 8 (12) 67
 Abnormal 1 (5) 2 (10) 17 (85) 20
Smear test result on first visit:
  Negative 35 (83) 3 (7) 4 (10) 42
 Mild or moderate 11 (24) 13 (29) 21 (47) 45
Age 33 (27-40) 31 (21-36) 26 (22-40) 32 (23-40)
No of pregnancies 2 (0-3) 0.5 (0-3.5) 1 (0-2) 1 (0-3)
No of months followed up  9.5 (5.5-12.5) 8 (8-12) 8 (3-10)   9 (4.5-12)