Table 1.
Sociodemographic and reproductive characteristics of the study populationa
| Characteristic | Overall (n=52) | Low risk (n=42) | High risk (n=7) | P valued |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age, yb | 35 ± 9.9 | 35 ± 9.7 | 31 ± 6.9 | 0.35 |
| Number of sexual partnersc | 3 (3–3) | 3 (1–4) | 3 (3–4) | 0.23 |
| Age at first coitus, yb | 18 ± 4.7 | 18 ± 5.0 | 16 ± 2.9 | 0.21 |
| Smoking history | ||||
| Smoked/smokes | 15 (28.9) | 9 (21.4) | 5 (71.4) | 0.02 |
| Has never smoked | 37 (71.1) | 33 (78.6) | 2 (28.6) | |
| Current smoking status | ||||
| Smokes | 5 (9.6) | 2 (4.8) | 3 (42.9) | 0.02 |
| Doesn't smoke | 47 (90.4) | 40 (95.2) | 4 (57.1) | |
| History of STDs | ||||
| Yes | 14 (26.9) | 9 (21.4) | 4 (57.1) | 0.07 |
| No | 38 (73.1) | 33 (78.6) | 3 (42.9) | |
| HPV vaccinated | ||||
| Yes | 1 (1.9) | 1 (2.4) | 0 (0.0) | >0.99 |
| No | 50 (98.0) | 41 (97.6) | 7 (100.0) | |
| Annual Papanicolaou test | ||||
| Yes | 36 (70.6) | 32 (78.0) | 2 (28.6) | 0.02 |
| No | 15 (29.4) | 9 (22.0) | 5 (71.4) |
Abbreviations: CIN, cervical intraepithelial neoplasia; HPV, human papillomavirus; STD, sexually transmitted disease.
a
Categorized according to severity of disease (low [CIN 1] and high [CIN 2/3] risk). Values are given as mean ± SD, median (interquartile range), or number (percentage) unless otherwise indicated.
b
Data are normally distributed.
c
Data are non-normally distributed.
d
P values are from Wilcoxon rank-sum test (for medians); t test (for means); and either χ2 or Fisher exact test (for proportions) where numbers in the cells are <5.