Table 3.

Variables associated with the presence of any atypia, LSIL or HSIL+ in cervical cytopathology exams. State of Maranhão, Brazil. 2007 to 2012

Variables	Yes		No		OR	95 % CI	p-value
	n	%	n	%
Any Atypia
Age < 25 years vs. 25 to 64 years	5,186	2.0	260,215	98.0	0.9	0.89–1.95	<0.001
Age ≥ 65 years vs. 25 to 64 years	1,467	3.0	48,005	97.0	1.4	1.34–1.49	<0.001
Presence vs. absence of TZ	22,615	2.9	758,069	97.1	3.0	2.86–3.03	<0.001
Already had prior exam vs. Never had	16,896	2.0	815,426	98.0	1.2	1.11–1.19	<0.001
Time since last screening > 3 years vs. ≤ 3 years	1,127	2.3	47,581	97.7	1.2	1.10–1.24	<0.001
LSIL
Age < 25 years vs. 25 to 64 years	2,881	1.1	262,520	98.9	1.5	1.47–1.60	<0.001
Age ≥ 65 years vs. 25 to 64 years	172	0.3	49,300	99.7	0.5	0.43–0.58	<0.001
Presence vs. absence of TZ	8,651	1.1	772,033	98.9	3.8	3.60–4.02	<0.001
Already had prior exam vs. Never had	5,237	0.6	827,085	99.4	0.9	0.86–0.96	0.001
Time since last screening > 3 years vs. ≤ 3 years	361	0.7	48,347	99.3	1.2	1.03–1.28	0.015
HSIL+
Age < 25 years vs. 25 to 64 years	157	0.1	265,244	99.9	0.2	0.16–0.22	<0.001
Age ≥ 65 years vs. 25 to 64 years	438	0.9	49,034	99.1	2.8	2.51–3.07	<0.001
Presence vs. absence of TZ	3,043	0.4	777,641	99.6	2.7	2.48–2.90	<0.001
Already had prior exam vs. Never had	2,305	0.3	830,017	99.7	1.2	1.06–1.27	0.002
Time since last screening > 3 years vs. ≤ 3 years	163	0.3	48,545	99.7	1.2	1.04–1.44	0.016

OR odds ratio, 95 % CI, 95 % confidence interval, TZ, transformation zone

LSIL Low-grade squamous intraepithelial lesion, HSIL+ high-grade squamous intraepithelial lesionor worse