Table 1.
Patient demographic characteristics, colposcopic indication and findings, histological diagnosis for two groups
| junior groupa (N = 124) | senior groupa (N = 127) | p Value | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age (years ± S.D.) | 32.2 ± 8.1 | 32.6 ± 8.9 | .23 | |
| Parity (N ± S.D.) | 0.62 ± 0.92 | 0.57 ± 0.85 | .69 | |
| Educational level | .82 | |||
| Elementary education | 3 (2.4) | 2 (1.6) | ||
| Lower secondary education | 50 (40.3) | 51 (40.2) | ||
| Upper secondary education | 58 (46.8) | 60 (47.2) | ||
| Postsecondary education | 13 (10.5) | 14 (11.0) | ||
| Colposcopic Indicationb | .43 | |||
| ASC-US/ASC-H | 35 (27.6) | 32 (25.8) | ||
| AGC-NOS | 4 (3.1) | 5 (4.0) | ||
| L-SIL | 57 (44.9) | 66 (53.2) | ||
| H-SIL | 31 (24.4) | 21 (16.9) | ||
| Colposcopic Gradec | .10 | |||
| TAG1 | 104 (83.9) | 96 (75.6) | ||
| TAG2 | 20 (16.1) | 31 (24.4) | ||
| Final Histological Diagnosis | .91 | |||
| Negative/ Cervicites / Metaplasia | 56 (45.2) | 61 (48) | ||
| CIN1 / Koilocytosis / Condylomatosis | 39 (31.5) | 33 (26) | ||
| CIN 2/3 | 29 (23.4) | 33 (26) | ||
aIn senior group colposcopic examination and biopsies were performed by experienced colposcopists; in junior group post-graduate doctors with one-year experience in Unit of Cervicovaginal Pathology performed the diagnostic procedures
bIndications for colposcopy: Atypical squamous cells of undetermined significance (ASC-US); Atypical squamous cells – cannot exclude HSIL (ASC-H); Atypical Glandular Cells not otherwise specified (AGC-NOS); Low grade squamous intraepithelial lesion (LSIL); High grade squamous intraepithelial lesion (HSIL)
cTAG1: Atypical Transformation of Grade 1, TAG2: Atypical Transformation Grade 2