Table 2.

Factors Associated with Follow-up of Liquid-Based Unsatisfactory Pap Tests. N = 1,442

Variable	N	Follow-up testing by day 120, %	Unadjusted P-value*	Adjusted Odds ratio (95% CI)**
Age, years
<50	786	57.2	.01	1.3 (1.1–1.6)
≥50	656	48.8		referent
HPV status
HPV negative	126	42.1	.02	1.0 (0.65–1.6)
HPV positive	26	84.6	<.01	6.1 (2.0–18.5)
No HPV testing	1290	53.9		referent
Prior cervical biopsy results
Prior biopsy with CIN2+	17	76.5	.09	2.7 (.89–8.2)
No known CIN2+	1425	53.1		referent
Indication for Pap testing
Diagnostic Pap	129	51.9	.39	0.8 (0.52–1.3)
Screening Pap	1313	53.5		referent
Results of prior Pap test(s)
Any prior result abnormal	15	60.0	.46	1.2 (0.31–4.8)
No prior results	978	56.2	<.01	1.1 (0.70–1.8)
All prior results normal	449	47.0		referent
Time since prior Pap
0–18 months	347	48.1	.01	0.9 (0.57–1.5)
19+ months	1068	55.2		referent

Note.

^*Univariate testing compared to referent group;

^**Adjusted for all variables listed in table, study site, test year and repeated measures

HPV = Human Papilloma Virus; CIN2+ = Cervical Intra-epithelial Neoplasia 2 or worse