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. 2009 Dec 9;48(2):554–558. doi: 10.1128/JCM.00896-09

TABLE 1.

Cytology and histology by varying HC2 positivity thresholdsa

Parameter and group Total no. No. (%) of HC2 results
<1 RLU 1 to <2 RLU 2 to <4 RLU ≥4 RLU
Cytology
    Normal 16,042 14,367 (89.6) 389 (2.4) 249 (1.6) 1,037 (6.5)
    Borderline/mild 1,986 1,119 (56.3) 65 (3.3) 34 (1.7) 768 (38.7)
    Moderate/worse 358 40 (11.2) 3 (0.8) 4 (1.1) 311 (86.9)
    All women 18,386 15,526 (84.4) 457 (2.5) 287 (1.6) 2,116 (11.5)
Histology by cytology in round 1
    Normal (n = 16,042)
        CIN2 22 4 (18.2) 0 (0) 18 (81.8)
        CIN3+ 10 1 (10) 2 (20) 7 (70)
    Borderline/mild (n = 1,986)
        CIN2 100 18 (18) 4 (4) 3 (3) 75 (75)
        CIN3+ 71 3 (4.2) 2 (2.8) 0 (0) 66 (93)
    Moderate/worse (n = 358)
        CIN2 98 5 (5.1) 2 (2.0) 1 (1.0) 90 (91.8)
        CIN3+ 152 4 (2.6) 1 (0.7) 2 (1.3) 145 (95.4)
    All cytology grades (n = 18,386)
        CIN2 in round 1 220 23 (10.5) 10 (4.5) 4 (1.8) 183 (83.2)
        CIN3+ in round 1 233 7 (3.0) 4 (1.7) 4 (1.7) 218 (93.6)
a

Revealed arm only (n = 18,386).