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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2016 Mar 1.
Published in final edited form as: Cancer Prev Res (Phila). 2015 Jan 9;8(3):190–196. doi: 10.1158/1940-6207.CAPR-14-0296

Table 1. Characteristics of men with oral human papillomavirus (HPV) type 16 at the time of enrollment into the oral HPV substudy.

Total
(n=23)
Prevalent
(n=10)
Incident
(n=13)

Characteristic n (%) n (%) n (%) P-valuea
Country 0.241
 USA 8 (34.8%) 2 (20.0%) 6 (46.2%)
 Brazil 7 (30.4%) 5 (50.0%) 2 (15.4%)
 Mexico 8 (34.8%) 3 (30.0%) 5 (38.5%)
Age (years) 0.721
 Median (IQR) 36 (25–42) 37 (25–43) 32 (30–37)
 18–30 10 (43.5%) 4 (40.0%) 6 (46.2%)
 31–44 10 (43.5%) 4 (40.0%) 6 (46.2%)
 45–64 3 (13.0%) 2 (20.0%) 1 (7.7%)
Race 1.000
 White 12 (52.2%) 5 (50.0%) 7 (53.8%)
 Black 2 (8.7%) 1 (10.0%) 1 (7.7%)
 Asian/Pacific Islander 1 (4.3%) 0 (0%) 1 (7.7%)
 Mixed race 8 (34.8%) 4 (40.0%) 4 (30.8%)
Ethnicity 1.000
 Non-Hispanic 15 (65.2%) 7 (70.0%) 8 (61.5%)
 Hispanic 8 (34.8%) 3 (30.0%) 5 (38.5%)
Marital status 0.594
 Single 10 (43.5%) 3 (30.0%) 7 (53.8%)
 Married or cohabiting 10 (43.5%) 5 (50.0%) 5 (38.5%)
 Divorced, separated, or widowed 3 (13.0%) 2 (20.0%) 1 (7.7%)
Education (years) 0.754
 ≤12 7 (30.4%) 4 (40.0%) 3 (23.1%)
 13–15 6 (26.1%) 2 (20.0%) 4 (30.8%)
 ≥16 10 (43.5%) 4 (40.0%) 6 (46.2%)
Smoking status 1.000
 Never 16 (69.6%) 8 (80.0%) 8 (61.5%)
 Former 1 (4.3%) 0 (0%) 1 (7.7%)
 Current 5 (21.7%) 2 (20.0%) 3 (23.1%)
 Missing data 1 (4.3%) 0 (0%) 1 (7.7%)
Alcohol intake (drinks per month) 0.861
 0 4 (17.4%) 2 (20.0%) 2 (15.4%)
 1–30 10 (43.5%) 5 (50.0%) 5 (38.5%)
 ≥31 9 (39.1%) 3 (30.0%) 6 (46.2%)
Sexual orientation 1.000
 MSW 20 (87.0%) 9 (90.0%) 11 (84.6%)
 MSM 1 (4.3%) 0 (0%) 1 (7.7%)
 MSWM 2 (8.7%) 1 (10.0%) 1 (7.7%)
Lifetime number of sex partners 0.934
 Median (IQR) 10 (4–26) 11 (4–26) 8 (5–20)
 0–2 3 (13.0%) 1 (10.0%) 2 (15.4%)
 3–7 6 (26.1%) 2 (20.0%) 4 (30.8%)
 8–19 7 (30.4%) 4 (40.0%) 3 (23.1%)
 ≥20 7 (30.4%) 3 (30.0%) 4 (30.8%)
Ever had oral sex 0.277
 No 4 (17.4%) 3 (30.0%) 1 (7.7%)
 Yes 19 (82.6%) 7 (70.0%) 12 (92.3%)
Ever had oral sex with a man 0.622
 No 18 (78.3%) 7 (70.0%) 11 (84.6%)
 Yes 5 (21.7%) 3 (30.0%) 2 (15.4%)
Had oral sex in the past 6 monthsb 0.640
 No 7 (31.8%) 4 (40.0%) 3 (23.1%)
 Yes 15 (68.2%) 6 (60.0%) 9 (69.2%)
 Missing data 1 (4.3%) 0 (0%) 1 (7.7%)
Number of oral sex acts in the past 6 monthsb 0.579
 0 9 (39.1%) 4 (40.0%) 5 (38.5%)
 1–6 1 (4.3%) 0 (0%) 1 (7.7%)
 7–24 8 (34.8%) 3 (30.0%) 5 (38.5%)
 ≥25 4 (17.4%) 3 (30.0%) 1 (7.7%)
 Missing data 1 (4.3%) 0 (0%) 1 (7.7%)
Time since last oral sex (days)b 0.519
 0–3 6 (26.1%) 3 (30.0%) 3 (23.1%)
 >3–10 2 (8.7%) 0 (0%) 2 (15.4%)
 >10–30 3 (13.0%) 2 (20.0%) 1 (7.7%)
 >30 6 (26.1%) 2 (20.0%) 4 (30.8%)
 Never 4 (17.4%) 3 (30.0%) 1 (7.7%)
 Missing data 2 (8.7%) 0 (0%) 2 (15.4%)

MSW=men who have sex with women. MSM=men who have sex with men. MSWM=men who have sex with women and men.

a

Exact Pearson chi-square P-value using Monte Carlo estimation.

b

Question not asked among all men because the study questionnaire was revised in 2007 after oral sample collection began.