Table 4.
Smoking status comparison to HPV and p16 results
HPV mRNA positive | HPV mRNA negative | p value | p16 positive | p16 negative | p value | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Smokinga | ||||||
Yes | 92 (63.8) | 46 (97.8) | <0.001 | 102 (68.9) | 41 (93.2) | 0.001 |
No | 52 (36.2) | 1 (2.2) | 46 (31.2) | 3 (6.8) |
HPV human papillomavirus
aas positive = current or former smoker and negative = lifetime non-smoker