Table 1. Prevalence of cervical HPV infection and associations between infection and selected characteristics in the univariate and multivariate analyses.
HPV prevalence | Univariate model | Multivariate Model 1 | Multivariate Model 2 | |||||||||
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Factor | HPV pos/N tested | Fisher exact test (P) | χ2 for trend | Rate (%) | 95%CI | OR | 95%CI | OR | 95%CI | OR | 95%CI | |
Age group | ||||||||||||
13–15 | 3/79 | <0.0001 | 3.80 | -0.42-8.01 | 1 | ref | 1 | ref | 1 | ref | ||
16–18 | 14/285 | 4.91 | 2.40–7.42 | 1.31 | 0.37–4.67 | 1.01 | 0.28–3.78 | 1.93 | 0.40–9.38 | |||
19–21 | 25/120 | 20.83 | 13.57–28.10 | 6.67 | 1.94–22.93 | 4.13 | 1.17–14.60 | 9.61 | 1.71–54.09 | |||
22–26 | 44/312 | 14.10 | 10.24-17.96 | 4.16 | 1.26–13.77 | 2.33 | 0.68–7.99 | 6.25 | 1.03–37.79 | |||
Geographical origin | ||||||||||||
Italian | 77/752 | 0.044 | 10.24 | 8.07–12.41 | 1 | ref | 1 | ref | 1 | ref | ||
Foreign born | 9/44 | 20.45 | 8.54–32.37 | 2.25 | 1.04–4.87 | 1.70 | 0.79–3.67 | 1.79 | 0.81–3.96 | |||
Cigarette smoking | ||||||||||||
yes | 40/292 | 0.05 | 13.70 | 9.75–17.74 | 1.58 | 1.0–2.48 | 1.29 | 0.80–2.10 | 1.29 | 0.78–2.13 | ||
never | 46/504 | 9.13 | 6.61–11.64 | 1 | ref | 1 | ref | 1 | ref | |||
HPV vaccine | ||||||||||||
No | 71/663 | 0.88 | 10.71 | 8.36–13.06 | 0.94 | 0.52–1.7 | 1.13 | 0.61–2.08 | 1.13 | 0.60–2.12 | ||
Yes | 15/133 | 11.28 | 5.90–16.65 | 1 | ref | 1 | ref | 1 | ref | |||
Age of 1st sexual intercourse | ||||||||||||
≤15 | 27/278 | 0.40 | 9.71 | 6.23–13.19 | 0.8 | 0.49–1.3 | 1.10 | 0.61–1.97 | 1.23 | 0.63–2.40 | ||
>15 | 57/481 | 11.85 | 8.96–14.74 | 1 | ref | 1 | ref | 1 | ref | |||
Δ years | ||||||||||||
0 | 5/104 | 0.0012 | <0.0001 | 4.81 | 0.70–8.92 | 1 | ref | 1 | ref | 1 | ref | |
1 | 8/151 | 5.30 | 1.73–8.87 | 1.11 | 0.35–3.49 | 0.56 | 0.16–1.93 | 0.56 | 0.16–1.93 | |||
2 | 7/91 | 7.69 | 2.22–13.17 | 1.65 | 0.50–5.39 | 0.52 | 0.14–2.02 | 0.52 | 0.14–2.02 | |||
3 | 7/65 | 10.77 | 3.23–18.31 | 2.39 | 0.72–7.88 | 0.37 | 0.08–1.65 | 0.37 | 0.08–1.65 | |||
4 | 10/67 | 14.93 | 6.39–23.46 | 3.47 | 1.13–10.67 | 0.33 | 0.07–1.56 | 0.33 | 0.07–1.56 | |||
5 | 9/65 | 13.85 | 5.45–22.24 | 3.3 | 1.05–10.35 | 0.30 | 0.06–1.45 | 0.30 | 0.06–1.45 | |||
6 | 13/51 | 25.49 | 13.53–37.45 | 6.77 | 2.26–20.30 | 0.62 | 0.13–2.97 | 0.62 | 0.13–2.97 | |||
7 | 8/52 | 15.38 | 5.58–25.19 | 3.6 | 1.11–11.63 | 0.33 | 0.06–1.80 | 0.33 | 0.06–1.80 | |||
≥8 | 17/111 | 15.32 | 8.62–22.02 | 3.58 | 1.27–10.10 | 0.33 | 0.07–1.67 | 0.33 | 0.07–1.67 | |||
Total N of sexual partners | ||||||||||||
1 | 14/326 | <0.0001 | <0.0001 | 4.29 | 2.09–6.50 | 1 | ref | 1 | ref | 1 | ref | |
2 -5 | 54/390 | 13.85 | 10.42–17.27 | 3.58 | 1.95–6.58 | 2.69 | 1.42–5.09 | 3.69 | 1.71–8.00 | |||
>5 | 17/70 | 24.29 | 14.24–34.33 | 7.15 | 3.33–15.36 | 4.71 | 2.10–10.57 | 6.44 | 2.46–16.86 | |||
N of sexual partners (last 6 mo) | ||||||||||||
0 | 7/57 | 0.015 | 0.06 | 12.28 | 3.76–20.80 | 1.33 | 0.58–3.06 | 2.09 | 0.86–5.09 | 2.89 | 1.13–7.42 | |
1 | 61/640 | 9.53 | 7.26–11.81 | 1 | ref | 1 | ref | 1 | ref | |||
>1 | 17/86 | 19.77 | 11.35–28.18 | 2.34 | 1.29–4.23 | 1.89 | 0.92–3.91 | 2.07 | 0.97–4.40 | |||
Current use of EP | ||||||||||||
Yes | 31/283 | 0.59 | 10.95 | 7.32–14.59 | 1.18 | 0.70–1.98 | 0.78 | 0.45–1.35 | 0.76 | 0.43–1.35 | ||
No | 33/350 | 9.43 | 6.37–12.49 | 1 | ref | 1 | ref | 1 | ref | |||
Past use of EP | ||||||||||||
Yes | 42/266 | 0.0003 | 15.79 | 11.41–20.17 | 2.62 | 1.53–4.49 | 1.35 | 0.71–2.59 | 1.61 | 0.79–3.29 | ||
No | 23/345 | 6.67 | 4.03–9.3 | 1 | ref | 1 | ref | 1 | ref | |||
Ever use of EP | ||||||||||||
Yes | 51/407 | 0.023 | 12.54 | 9.31–15.75 | 2.5 | 1.1–5.65 | 1.00 | 0.41–2.44 | 1.49 | 0.54–4.01 | ||
No | 7/129 | 5.43 | 1.52–9.34 | 1 | ref | 1 | ref | 1 | ref | |||
Pregnancies | ||||||||||||
Yes | 5/34 | 0.40 | 14.71 | 2.8–26.61 | 1.45 | 0.54–3.85 | 0.75 | 0.27–2.07 | 0.69 | 0.25–1.93 | ||
No | 81/762 | 10.63 | 8.44–12.82 | 1 | ref | 1 | ref | 1 | ref | |||
History of STIs or genital infections* | ||||||||||||
Yes | 33/152 | <0.0001 | 21.71 | 15.16–28.26 | 3.08 | 1.91–4.96 | 1.85 | 1.09–3.15 | 1.86 | 1.07–3.24 | ||
No | 53/641 | 8.27 | 6.14–10.40 | 1 | ref | 1 | ref | 1 | ref |
Model 1 is adjusted for age and lifetime sexual partners. Model 2 is adjusted for age, lifetime sexual partners, and time between first sexual intercourse and enrollment (Δ years). °Δ years, years between first sexual intercourse and enrollment in the study. *STIs or genital infections reported in the history: 115 genital mycosis, 25 genital warts, 20 bacterial vaginosis, 8 genital HSV, 6 Chlamydia, 2 Trichomoniasis. In bold are the statistically significant results.