. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2010 Sep 3.

Published in final edited form as: Eur J Cancer. 2007 Jul 5;43(12):1849–1855. doi: 10.1016/j.ejca.2007.05.016

Table 1.

HPV-status post-treatment related to time until recurrence was noted

Time between treatment and recurrence (for cases)	Cases HPV^pos	Controls HPV^pos	OR of HPV^pos
2–16.3 Years (whole population)	45/189 (24%)	44/378 (12%)	2.5 (1.6–3.8)
2–3.6 Years	21/63 (33%)	14/126 (11%)	4.9 (2.2–11.0)
3.6–6.7 Years	14/63 (22%)	12/126 (10%)	2.4 (1.1–5.3)
>6.7 Years	10/63 (16%)	18/126 (14%)	1.1 (0.5–2.5)
Test for trend			p < 0.05

HPV-positivity was defined as presence of HPV-DNA in any smear. Odds ratios (ORs) with 95% confidence intervals.