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. 2016 Mar 15;16:221. doi: 10.1186/s12885-016-2246-9

Table 2.

Adjusted relative risks for participation with self-sampling in the brush device group in comparison to the lavage device group

RR 95 % CI
Totala 1.1 0,91–1,32
Age groupb
  < =39 1.1 0,77–1,58
 40–49 1.1 0,76–1,54
 50–59 1.28 0,93–1,76
 60–69 0.7 0,38–1,29
Mother tonguec
 Finnish/Swedish 1.1 0,91–1,33
 Other 0.95 0,28–3,20
Education leveld
 Primary 1.59 0,65–3,91
 Secondary 1.05 0,80–1,39
 Tertiary 1.11 0,85–1,44
Marital statuse
 Unmarried 1.17 0,84–1,64
 Married/Widowed 1.08 0,85–1,38
 Divorced 1.21 0,72–2,06
Municipality typef
 Urban 1.15 0,89–1,50
 Semi-urban 1.06 0,74–1,53
 Rural 1.04 0,71–1,53

In the lavage group four women and in the brush-group eight women with unknown marital status are excluded from the analysis. The women participating with a Pap smear after the self-sampling offer are not included as self-sampling participants in this analysis

aAdjusted for age, mother tongue, education level, marital status and municipality type

bAdjusted for mother tongue, education level, marital status and municipality type

cAdjusted for age, education level, marital status and municipality type

dAdjusted for age, mother tongue, marital status and municipality type

eAdjusted for age, mother tongue, education level and municipality type

fAdjusted for age, mother tongue, education level and marital status