Table 2.
Multivariate analyses of the association between cervical human papillomavirus infection and selected subjects’ characteristics
| No. of tested samples |
Adjusted model1 |
||
|---|---|---|---|
| POR | 95% CI | ||
| Age group (years) | |||
| 18 |
308 |
1.7 |
1.1–3.1 |
| 19 |
339 |
2.2 |
1.4–3.7 |
| 20–21 |
452 |
2.1 |
1.3–3.4 |
| 22–25 |
471 |
1.9 |
1.2–3.2 |
| 26–35 |
319 |
1.1 |
0.7–1.9 |
| 26–45 |
326 |
0.7 |
0.4–1.2 |
| 46–55 |
486 |
0.8 |
0.5–1.3 |
| 56–65 |
454 |
1 |
reference |
|
P-value for trend |
|
<0.001 |
|
| Residential area | |||
| Rural |
329 |
1 |
reference |
| Suburban |
393 |
1.3 |
0.8–2.1 |
| Urban |
2428 |
1.5 |
1.0–2.2 |
| Unknown |
5 |
- |
- |
|
P-value for trend |
|
0.03 |
|
| Country of birth | |||
| Spain |
2886 |
1 |
reference |
| Other countries |
269 |
1.7 |
1.3–2.4 |
| Marital status | |||
| Married |
1158 |
1 |
reference |
| Single |
1259 |
2.1 |
1.4–3.1 |
| Cohabiting |
549 |
1.8 |
1.2–2.6 |
| Divorced/Separated |
127 |
2.3 |
1.4–3.4 |
| Widowed |
62 |
3.7 |
1.7–7.7 |
| Level of education attainment | |||
| No formal education |
178 |
1 |
reference |
| Primary completed |
648 |
0.9 |
0.5–1.5 |
| Secondary completed |
1286 |
0.9 |
0.5–1.4 |
| University or higher |
1040 |
0.7 |
0.4–1.1 |
| Unknown |
3 |
- |
- |
|
P-value for trend |
|
0.02 |
|
| Tobacco smoking status | |||
| Never smoked |
1599 |
1 |
reference |
| Ex-smoker |
439 |
1.0 |
0.7–1.3 |
| Current smoker |
1116 |
1.6 |
1.3–1.9 |
| Unknown |
1 |
- |
- |
|
P-value for trend |
|
<0.001 |
|
| Ever use of condoms | |||
| Never used |
650 |
1 |
reference |
| Ex or current user |
2505 |
0.9 |
0.6–1.1 |
| Systematic condom use in last 12 months* | |||
| No |
1947 |
1 |
reference |
| Yes |
1031 |
0.8 |
0.6–1.0 |
| Unknown |
12 |
- |
- |
| Lifetime number of sexual partners | |||
| 1 |
1560 |
1 |
reference |
| 2 |
577 |
1.5 |
1.1–2.1 |
| 3 |
397 |
3.3 |
2.5–4.5 |
| ≥4 |
609 |
4.1 |
3.1–5.4 |
| Unknown |
12 |
- |
- |
|
P-value for trend |
|
<0.001 |
|
| Age at first sexual intercourse (years) | |||
| ≤14 |
125 |
0.5 |
0.2–1.2 |
| 15–16 |
685 |
0.6 |
0.3–1.2 |
| 17–18 |
1097 |
0.7 |
0.3–1.4 |
| 19–20 |
492 |
0.8 |
0.4–1.6 |
| 21–25 |
595 |
1.0 |
0.5–2.1 |
| ≥26 |
145 |
1 |
reference |
| Unknown |
16 |
- |
- |
|
P-value for trend |
|
0.003 |
|
| Current partner circumcised | |||
| No |
2366 |
1 |
reference |
| Yes |
369 |
0.8 |
0.6–1.1 |
| Unknown |
420 |
- |
- |
| History of genital warts | |||
| No |
3061 |
1 |
reference |
| Yes |
87 |
3.2 |
2.0–5.2 |
| Unknown | 7 | - | - |
POR, prevalence odds ratio; CI, confidence interval.
1Adjusted model: adjusted for age, Autonomous Community, country of birth, marital status, level of education, smoking habits, lifetime number of sexual partners, and history of genital warts.
*Among women with a sexual partner in the last 12 months.
Bold font indicates a significant effect (P < 0.05).