Table 1.
Sociodemographic and Laboratory Results of the Study Participants
| Information | All participants (N=95) |
|---|---|
| Mean age, years (range) | 33.5 (19–68) |
| Nationality, N (%) | |
| Han | 43 (45.3) |
| Dai | 32 (33.7) |
| Jing Bo | 11 (11.6) |
| Othera | 9 (9.5) |
| Median CD4+ counts, cells/μL (range) | 441 (89–6789) |
| ART treatment, N (%) | 55 (57.9) |
| Mean duration of ART use, months (range)b | 23.6 (3–59) |
| Mean number of sexual partners (range) | 1.91 (1–30) |
| Number of smokers, N (%) | 9 (9.5) |
| Median parity (range) | 2 (0–6) |
| HPV DNA positivityc, N (%) | 41 (43.1) |
| Women with normal cytology | 25 (33.3) |
| Cytology, N (%) | |
| Negative | 75 (79.0) |
| ASC-US | 7 (7.4) |
| LSIL | 12 (12.6) |
| HSIL | 1 (1.1) |
| Coloposcopic-histopathological diagnosisd, N (%) | |
| No evidence of CIN | 67 (70.5) |
| CIN1 | 9 (9.5) |
| CIN2 | 5 (5.3) |
| CIN3 | 2 (2.1) |
| Unsatisfactory/Missinge | 12 (12.6) |
a
Other nationalities: De An (5 women), Hui (1), Wei Wu Er (1), Bu Yi (1), and Ar Chan (1);
b
Mean duration of ART use for those taking ART;
c
HPV DNA Positive if Hybrid Capture 2™ result ≥1.00 relative light units;
d
Colposcopic-Histopathological diagnosis: Biopsy results if available or colposcopy results if no biopsy;
e
Unsatisfactory/missing colposcopic-histopathological diagnoses: 9 unsatisfactory and 3 missing; ART, Anti-retroviral HIV therapy; CIN, Cervical intraepithelial neoplasia; ASC-US, Aytpical squamous cells of undetermined significance; LSIL, Low-grade squamous intraepithelial lesion; HSIL: High-grade squamous intraepithelial lesion