Table 2. Numbers (N) and proportions (%) of participants with ASC or ASCUS in capsule sponge specimens from oesophagus, by age and gender, in the asymptomatic population in Golestan Province, Iran.
| |
Men |
Women |
Total |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age groups (years) | ASCUS, N (%) | ASC, N (%) | All, N | ASCUS, N (%) | ASC, N (%) | All, N | ASCUS, N (%) | ASC, N (%) | All, N |
| <50 |
2 (6.7) |
0 (0.0) |
30 |
4 (7.4) |
2 (3.7) |
54 |
6 (7.1) |
2 (2.4) |
84 |
| 50–59 |
6 (10.9) |
1 (1.8) |
55 |
5 (6.0) |
3 (3.6) |
84 |
11 (7.9) |
4 (2.9) |
139 |
| 60–69 |
3 (9.1) |
3 (9.1) |
33 |
2 (6.9) |
3 (10.3) |
29 |
5 (8.1) |
6 (9.7) |
62 |
| ⩾70 |
0 (0.0) |
0 (0.0) |
9 |
0 (0.0) |
1 (14.3) |
7 |
0 (0.0) |
1 (6.2) |
16 |
| Total | 11 (8.7) | 4 (3.1) | 127 | 11 (6.3) | 9 (5.2) | 174 | 22 (7.3) | 13 (4.3) | 301 |
Abbreviations: ASC=atypical squamous cells; ASCUS=atypical squamous cells of uncertain significance.