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Pair-wise Comparisons of Human Papillomavirus Type 16 DNA Load at Enrollment Versus During Follow-up, by Case/Control Status
| Group | Sample Pairs (no.) | Log10 Viral Copies/ng of Cellular DNA at Enrollment (Mean Load ± SD) | Log10 Viral Copies/ng of Cellular DNA During Follow-up (Mean Load ± SD) | Paired Differences (Mean [95% CI]) | P |
| Case patients | 38 | 3.25 ±.95 | 3.18 ±1.28 | .06 (–.36–.49) | .77 |
| Control subjects | 44 | 2.76 ±1.30 | 1.78 ±1.80 | .99 (.33–1.64) | .004 |
