Table 2. Association between sociodemographics and abnormal anal cytology among study participants.
| Variables | Normal n/N* (%) | Abnormal | ||
| Total n/N* (%) | ASC-US n/N* (%) | ASIL/ASC-H n/N* (%) | ||
| Total | 59/95 (62.1) | 36/95 (37.9) | 19/95 (20.0) | 17/95 (17.9) |
| Age | ||||
| <20 years | 3/3 (100.0) | 0/3 (0) | 0/3 (0) | 0/3 (0) |
| 20–29 years | 20/33 (60.6) | 13/33 (39.4) | 6/33 (18.2) | 7/33 (21.2) |
| 30–39 years | 20/38 (52.6) | 18/38 (47.4) | 11/38 (28.9) | 7/38 (18.4) |
| >39 years | 16/21 (76.2) | 5/21 (23.8) | 2/21 (9.5) | 3/21 (14.3) |
| p for difference# | 0.20 | 0.30 | 0.94 | |
| Ethnicity | ||||
| Han | 56/90 (62.2) | 34/90(37.8) | 18/90 (20.0) | 16/90 (17.8) |
| Others | 3/5 (60.0) | 2/5 (40.0) | 1/5 (20.0) | 1/5 (20.0) |
| p for difference# | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | |
| Education | ||||
| ≤9 years | 8/16 (50.0) | 8/16 (50.0) | 5/16 (31.3) | 3/16 (18.8) |
| 10–12 years | 16/25 (64.0) | 9/25 (36.0) | 4/25 (16.0) | 5/25 (20.0) |
| >12 years | 35/54 (64.8) | 19/54 (35.2) | 10/54 (18.5) | 9/54 (16.7) |
| p for difference# | 0.55 | 0.45 | 0.93 | |
| Marriage status | ||||
| Unmarried | 39/57 (68.4) | 18/57 (31.6) | 9/57 (15.8) | 9/57(15.8) |
| Married/divorced/widowed | 20/38 (52.6) | 18/38 (47.4) | 10/38 (26.3) | 8/38 (21.1) |
| p for difference# | 0.12 | 0.21 | 0.51 | |
| History of HARRT | ||||
| No | 43/64 (67.2) | 21/64 (32.8) | 10/64 (15.6) | 11/64 (17.2) |
| Yes | 15/29 (51.7) | 14/29 (48.3) | 9/29 (31.0) | 5/29 (17.2) |
| p for difference# | 0.15 | 0.09 | 1.00 | |
| Latest CD4 cell count (cells/µL of blood) § | ||||
| <200 | 3/7 (42.9) | 4/7 (57.1) | 1/7 (14.3) | 3/7 (42.9) |
| 200–500 | 34/62 (54.8) | 28/62 (45.2) | 16/62 (25.8) | 12/62(19.4) |
| >500 | 11/14 (78.6) | 3/14 (21.4) | 2/14 (14.3) | 1/14 (7.1) |
| p for difference# | 0.21 | 0.60 | 0.16 | |
| Time since HIV diagnosis (years) | ||||
| <2 | 31/52 (59.6) | 21/52 (40.4) | 9/52 (17.3) | 12/52 (23.1) |
| 2–3 | 17/27 (63.0) | 10/27 (37.0) | 5/27 (18.5) | 5/27 (18.5) |
| >3 | 11/16 (68.8) | 5/16 (31.3) | 5/16 (31.3) | 0/16 (0) |
| p for difference# | 0.80 | 0.46 | 0.09 | |
Abbreviation: ASCUS = atypical squamous cells of undetermined significance; ASC-H = atypical squamous cells but cannot exclude HSIL; ASIL = anal squamous intraepithelial lesions; HAART = highly active antiretroviral therapy; HIV = human immunodeficiency virus.
*
Sum may not always add up to total because of missing data.
#
Participants with normal cytology was treated as control.
§
CD4 cell count was measured in the past three months.