Table 1.
Characteristics of the mid-adult screening population (N=781)
| Total cohort N(%) |
|
|---|---|
| Age in years | |
| 35–39 | 137 (18) |
| 40–44 | 172 (22) |
| 45–49 | 195 (25) |
| 50–54 | 161 (21) |
| 55–60 | 116 (15) |
| Marital status1 | |
| Married | 497 (64) |
| Divorced/Separated/Widowed | 143 (18) |
| Single | 140 (18) |
| Race | |
| White/Caucasian | 579 (74) |
| Black/African-American | 146 (19) |
| Other | 56 (7) |
| Education completed | |
| High School | 130 (17) |
| Post high school | 182 (23) |
| College | 231 (30) |
| Post graduate | 238 (30) |
| Yearly Income (US dollars) | |
| <40,000 | 54 (7) |
| 40–80,000 | 186 (24) |
| 80–120,000 | 175 (22) |
| >120,000 | 234 (30) |
| unknown | 132 (17) |
| BMI | |
| <25 | 301 (39) |
| 25–29.9 | 236 (30) |
| >30 | 243 (31) |
| Smoking history | |
| Never | 538 (69) |
| Former | 159 (20) |
| Current smoker | 84 (11) |
| Exogenous Hormone Use2 | |
| Never/Former | 582 (75) |
| Current | 199 (25) |
| Menopausal status | |
| Premenopausal | 329 (43) |
| Perimenopausal | 231 (30) |
| Postmenopausal | 203 (27) |
| Live Births | |
| 0 | 220 (28) |
| 1 | 140 (18) |
| 2 | 280 (36) |
| 3 or more | 139 (18) |
| Lifetime number of sexual partners | |
| 0–1 | 105 (14) |
| 2 | 56 (7) |
| 3 | 79 (10) |
| 4 | 64 (8) |
| 5 | 95 (12) |
| 6–10 | 212 (27) |
| 11–20 | 109 (14) |
| >20 | 58 (7) |
| Recent sexual partners3 | |
| No recent sex | 162 (21) |
| Sex, no new partner | 591 (76) |
| Sex with new partner(s) | 23 (3) |
| Ever diagnosed with STI(s)4 | |
| No | 507 (65) |
| Yes | 270 (35) |
| Ever previous Pap screening | |
| Yes | 781 (100) |
| Ever previous Abnormal Pap | |
| No | 416 (54) |
| Yes | 356 (46) |
| Ever had colposcopy | |
| No | 616 (79) |
| Yes | 165 (21) |
| Ever treated for abnormal Pap5 | |
| No | 633 (81) |
| Yes | 148 (19) |
1
Widowed (n=13), separated (n=26), divorced (n=104), 1 missing marital status
2
Includes both hormonal contraceptives and hormone replacement therapy
3
Recent refers to the 6 months prior to study baseline
4
Includes chlamydia, gonorrhea, herpes, trichomonas, syphilis, chancroid, and genital warts
5
Treatment defined as laser, cryotherapy, LEEP, or conization
Missing data: marital status-1, bmi-1, menopausal status-18, live births-2, lifetime number of sexual partners-3, recent sex-5, ever diagnosed with STI-4, previous abnormal pap- 9
Abbreviations: N=number, %=percent, BMI=body mass index, STI=sexually transmitted infection