Table 2.

Prevalence of HR-HPV and abnormal Pap smear test results by race/ethnicity, adjusted by age and clinic type among women in the HSS study, 2003–2005

^aHR-HPV prevalence based on polymerase chain reaction testing

^bAbnormal Pap smear test result defined as ≥ASC-US = atypical squamous cells of undetermined significance, ASC-H = atypical squamous cells—cannot exclude high-grade lesion, LSIL = low-grade squamous intraepithelial lesion, HSIL = high-grade squamous intraepithelial lesion, AGC = atypical glandular cells

^cMultiracial consists of women who specified more than one race/ethnicity excluding American Indian/Alaska Native.

HR-HPV = high-risk human papillomavirus

Pap = Papanicolaou

HSS = HPV Sentinel Surveillance

CI = confidence interval