Table 1. Correlation between demography and histopathology with recurrence.

CKC, cold knife conization; LEEP, loop electrosurgical excision procedure; CIN, cervical intraepithelial neoplasia; HPV, human papilloma virus.

Variable		No recurrence (n = 452)	Recurrence (n = 50)	P value
Age (median and range)		39 (21–71)	38 (21–62)	0.844 a
Menopause				0.783 b
	Yes	23 (5.1%)	3 (6%)
	No	429 (94.9%)	47 (94%)
Parity (median and range)		1 (0–3)	1 (0–3)	>0.99 a
Conization method				0.454 b
	LEEP	148 (32.7%)	19 (38%)
	CKC	304 (67.3%)	31 (62%)
Cone depth (mm)				0.049 b
	≤18	162 (35.8%)	25 (50%)
	>18	290 (64.2%)	25 (50%)
Punch biopsy				0.325 b
	CIN1	29 (6.4%)	3 (6%)
	CIN2	154 (34.1%)	12 (24%)
	CIN3	269 (59.5%)	35 (70%)
High risk HPV				0.289 b
	Yes	412(91.2%)	48 (96%)
	No	40 (8.8%)	2(4%)
Colposcopy adequacy				0.227 b
	Yes	354 (78.3%)	35 (70%)
	No	98 (21.7%)	15 (30%)
Cone pathology				0.271 b
	Normal	54 (11.9%)	3 (6%)
	CIN1	67(14.8%)	6 (12%)
	CIN2	105(23.2%)	9 (18%)
	CIN3	226 (50%)	32 (64%)
Surgical margins				<0.001 b
	Negative	402 (97.1%)	38 (82.6%)
	Positive	12 (2.9%)	8 (17.4%)
Follow-up (months, median, range)		34 (12–94)	12 (1–55)

^a Pearson Chi-square test.

^b Mann-Whitney U test.