Table 1.
Demographic Data of Normal Pap Test Group Compared with Colposcopy Group
| Normal Pap test group (n = 141) | Colposcopy group (n = 124) | |
|---|---|---|
| Age in years, mean (SD) | 33.5* (7.0) | 30.3 (9.5) |
| Race/ethnicity, n (%) | ||
| African American | 31 (22.0) | 22 (17.7) |
| White | 89 (63.1) | 94 (75.8) |
| Latina | 5 (3.5) | 3 (2.4) |
| Native American | 4 (2.8) | 3 (2.4) |
| Asian | 7 (5.0) | 2 (1.6) |
| Other | 7 (5.0) | 2 (1.6) |
| Marital status, n (%) | ||
| Divorced/separated | 19 (13.5) | 17 (13.7) |
| Married | 59 (41.8) | 32 (25.8)** |
| Unmarried partner | 17 (12.1) | 7 (5.6) |
| Single | 45 (31.9) | 68 (54.8)** |
| Widowed | 1 (0.7) | 0 |
| Education, n (%) | ||
| High school (incomplete) | 8 (5.7) | 6 (4.9) |
| Completed high school | 25 (17.7) | 17 (13.8) |
| College incomplete | 49 (34.7) | 42 (34.1) |
| College complete or beyond | 59 (41.8) | 58 (47.2) |
| Missing | 0 | 1 (0.7) |
| Income, n (%) | ||
| <$10,000 | 15 (10.6)* | 32 (25.8) |
| $10,000–<$20,000 | 23 (16.3) | 13 (10.5) |
| $20,000–<$40,000 | 34 (24.1) | 23 (18.5) |
| ≥$40,000 | 65 (46.1) | 56 (45.2) |
| Missing | 4 (2.8) | 0 |
| HPV status, n (%) | ||
| Negative | 141 (100) | 16 (12.9) |
| Positive | 0 | 106 (85.5) |
| Disease status, n (%) | ||
| Normal | 141 (100) | 43 (34.7) |
| ASCUS/AGUSa | 0 | 3 (2.4) |
| LGSIL/CIN I | 0 | 42 (33.9) |
| HGSIL/CIN II, III | 0 | 35 (28.2) |
| Missing | 0 | 1 (0.8) |
| Mean time since last Pap test in months, mean (SD) | 6.40 (6.0) | NAb |
*
Significant at the 0.01 level.
**
Significant at the 0.001 level.
a
ASCUS: atypical squamous cells of uncertain significance; AGUS: atypical glandular cells of uncertain significance; LGSIL: low-grade squamous intraepithelial lesions; HGSIL: high-grade squamous intraepithelial lesions.
b
NA: data not collected.