Table 3.
Factors associated with HPV infections by genus in the male genital area
| Characteristic | Total n = 265 a | Alpha n = 41 | Beta n = 150 | Gamma n = 14 | Uncharacterized n = 60 | P value b |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | ||
| Country | 0.649 | |||||
| USA | 115 (43.4) | 19 (46.3) | 63 (42.0) | 3 (21.4) | 30 (50.0) | |
| Brazil | 79 (29.8) | 12 (29.3) | 46 (30.7) | 6 (42.9) | 15 (25.0) | |
| Mexico | 71 (26.8) | 10 (24.4) | 41 (27.3) | 5 (35.7) | 15 (25.0) | |
| Age, years | 0.279 | |||||
| 18–30 | 130 (49.1) | 23 (56.1) | 75 (50.0) | 7 (50.0) | 25 (41.7) | |
| 31–44 | 89 (33.6) | 9 (22.0) | 49 (32.7) | 7 (50.0) | 24 (40.0) | |
| ≥45 | 46 (17.4) | 9 (22.0) | 26 (17.3) | 0 (0) | 11 (18.3) | |
| Race | 0.492 | |||||
| White | 146 (55.1) | 21 (51.2) | 81 (54.0) | 6 (42.9) | 38 (63.3) | |
| Black | 30 (11.3) | 9 (22.0) | 15 (10.0) | 1 (7.1) | 5 (8.3) | |
| Asian/Pacific Islander | 7 (2.6) | 1 (2.4) | 4 (2.7) | 0 (0) | 2 (3.3) | |
| Mixed race | 80 (30.2) | 10 (24.4) | 48 (32.0) | 7 (50.0) | 15 (25.0) | |
| Missing data | 2 (0.8) | 0 (0) | 2 (1.3) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | |
| Ethnicity | 0.503 | |||||
| Non-Hispanic | 168 (63.6) | 29 (70.7) | 90 (60.0) | 8 (61.5) | 41 (68.3) | |
| Hispanic | 96 (36.4) | 12 (29.3) | 60 (40.0) | 5 (38.5) | 19 (31.7) | |
| Marital status | 0.328 | |||||
| Single | 132 (49.8) | 26 (63.4) | 72 (48.0) | 4 (28.6) | 30 (50.0) | |
| Married or cohabitating | 121 (45.7) | 14 (34.1) | 69 (46.0) | 10 (71.4) | 28 (46.7) | |
| Divorced, separated, or widowed | 12 (4.5) | 1 (2.4) | 9 (6.0) | 0 (0) | 2 (3.3) | |
| Education, years | 0.761 | |||||
| ≤12 | 116 (43.9) | 18 (43.9) | 65 (43.3) | 6 (46.2) | 27 (45.0) | |
| 13–15 | 96 (36.4) | 15 (36.6) | 53 (35.3) | 3 (23.1) | 25 (41.7) | |
| ≥16 | 52 (19.7) | 8 (19.5) | 32 (21.3) | 4 (30.8) | 8 (13.3) | |
| Circumcision | 0.470 | |||||
| No | 135 (50.9) | 17 (41.5%) | 77 (51.3) | 9 (64.3) | 32 (53.3) | |
| Yes | 130 (49.1) | 24 (58.5%) | 73 (48.7) | 5 (35.7) | 28 (46.7) | |
| Smoking status | 0.039 | |||||
| Never | 177 (67.3) | 23 (56.1) | 100 (67.1) | 12 (92.3) | 42 (70.0) | |
| Former | 45 (17.1) | 6 (14.6) | 31 (20.8) | 1 (7.7) | 7 (11.7) | |
| Current | 41 (15.6) | 12 (29.3) | 18 (12.1) | 0 (0) | 11 (18.3) | |
| Alcohol intake, drinks per month | 0.532 | |||||
| 0 | 67 (26.2) | 8 (20.5) | 38 (26.2) | 5 (41.7) | 16 (26.7) | |
| 1–30 | 109 (42.6) | 17 (43.6) | 66 (45.5) | 5 (41.7) | 21 (35.0) | |
| ≥31 | 80 (31.3) | 14 (35.9) | 41 (28.3) | 2 (16.7) | 23 (38.3) | |
| Sexual orientation | 0.761 | |||||
| MSW | 223 (90.3) | 31 (83.8) | 125 (90.6) | 13 (100) | 54 (91.5) | |
| MSM | 13 (5.3) | 3 (8.1) | 7 (5.1) | 0 (0) | 3 (5.1) | |
| MSWM | 11 (4.5) | 3 (8.1) | 6 (4.3) | 0 (0) | 2 (3.4) | |
| Lifetime number of sex partners | 0.152 | |||||
| 0–2 | 77 (29.5) | 9 (22.0) | 49 (33.1) | 6 (46.2) | 13 (22.0) | |
| 3–7 | 85 (32.6) | 9 (22.0) | 49 (33.1) | 4 (30.8) | 23 (39.0) | |
| 8–19 | 58 (22.2) | 15 (36.6) | 27 (18.2) | 3 (23.1) | 13 (22.0) | |
| ≥20 | 41 (15.7) | 8 (19.5) | 23 (15.5) | 0 (0) | 10 (16.9) | |
| Diagnosis of sexually transmitted infection, ever | 0.887 | |||||
| No | 230 (87.5) | 35 (85.4) | 131 (87.3) | 11 (84.6) | 53 (89.8) | |
| Yes | 33 (12.5) | 6 (14.6) | 19 (12.7) | 2 (15.4) | 6 (10.2) |
aTotal number of men with characterized (α-, β- or γ-HPV) or uncharacterized HPV types.
bPearson chi-square P value using exact Monte Carlo methods.