Table 3. Screen smears, smears taken more than 6 years ago, and work-up smears in women with histologically confirmed cervical cancer diagnosis arranged according to cytology results.
| Screen smear (i.e., between 1 and 6 years) | Smear taken >6 years | Work-up smear (<1 year)a | No smear at all | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cytology | Number (% of column totals) | Number (% of column totals) | Number (% of column totals) | Number (% of column totals) | Number (% of column total) |
| >BMD | 15 (14.3) | 1 (5.6) | 75 (83.3) | N/A | 91 (31.8) |
| BMD | 21 (20) | 5 (27.8) | 11 (12.2) | N/A | 37 (12.9) |
| Normal | 67 (63.8) | 12 (66.7) | 2 (2.2) | N/A | 81 (28.3) |
| Inadequate | 2 (1.9) | — | 2 (2.2) | N/A | 4 (1.4) |
| No smear | N/A | N/A | N/A | 73 (100) | 73 (25.5) |
| Total | 105 (100) | 18 (100) | 90 (100) | 73 (100) | 286 (100) |
Abbreviations: BMD=borderline/mild dyskaryosis; N/A=not available.
a
Smear taken <1 year before the diagnosis.