Table 3.
Generalized linear model analyzing potential risk factors for HPV infection in women with normal cervical cytology living in the remote areas of French Guiana
| Positive for HPV detection | Positive for HPV HR type | Positive for HPV LR type | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No | Prevalence ratioa | No | Prevalence ratioa | No | Prevalence ratioa | |
| Age (years) | ||||||
| 20-29 | 39 | 1.6 (0.7–3.4) | 31 | 1.6 (0.7–3.7) | 10 | 1.4 (0.3–5.3) |
| 30-39 | 51 | 1.3 (0.6–2.5) | 37 | 1.4 (0.6–3.1) | 18 | 1.1 (0.3–3.2) |
| 40-49 | 26 | 1 (reference) | 20 | 1 (reference) | 9 | 1 (reference) |
| 50-64 | 31 | 1.9 (0.9–4.5) | 27 | 2 (0.8–5.2) | 10 | 1.6 (0.4–7.2) |
| Education | ||||||
| Never | 60 | 1 (reference) | 50 | 1 (reference) | 20 | 1 (reference) |
| Low | 45 | 1 (0.5–2.3) | 33 | 1 (0.5–2) | 16 | 0.8 (0.3–2.6) |
| Intermediate and high | 39 | 0.7 (0.4–1.5) | 30 | 0.7 (0.3–1.6) | 10 | 0.4 (0.1–1.6) |
| Native language | ||||||
| Maroon languages | 69 | 1 (0.5–2.1) | 55 | 0.9 (0.4–2) | 21 | 0.9 (0.2–3.7) |
| Amerindian languages | 47 | 1.1 (0.5–2.3) | 37 | 1.1 (0.5–2.4) | 16 | 1.3 (0.3–4.6) |
| Portugueuse | 20 | 1 (reference) | 16 | 1 (reference) | 6 | 1 (reference) |
| Others | 11 | 1.2 (0.5–2.8) | 7 | 0.7 (0.3–1.6) | 4 | 2.4 (0.6–9.7) |
| Age at first sexual intercourse | ||||||
| < 15 | 26 | 1 (reference) | 21 | 1 (reference) | 6 | 1 (reference) |
| 15-17 | 46 | 1.0 (0.6–1.8) | 36 | 0.9 (0.5–1.6) | 13 | 1.3 (0.5–3.5) |
| >= 18 | 20 | 1.2 (0.6–2.6) | 16 | 1.1 (0.5–2.1) | 9 | 2.8 (0.9–9) |
| Number of sexual partners in previous year | ||||||
| 0 | 14 | 1 (reference) | 13 | 1 (reference) | 6 | 1 (reference) |
| 1 | 82 | 0.8 (0.4–1.9) | 63 | 0.6 (0.3–1.5) | 24 | 0.8 (0.2–3.3) |
| >=2 | 16 | 1.1 (0.4–2.7) | 14 | 0.9 (0.3–2.5) | 4 | 1.3 (0.2–7) |
| Parity | ||||||
| 0-1 | 26 | 1 (reference) | 24 | 1 (reference) | 4 | 1 (reference) |
| 2-3 | 37 | 0.9 (0.4–1.7) | 26 | 0.8 (0.4–1.6) | 16 | 1.4 (0.3–5.6) |
| 4-5 | 35 | 1.2 (0.6–2.4) | 29 | 1 (0.5–2.1) | 8 | 2 (0.5–8.5) |
| > 5 | 49 | 1.3 (0.6–2.7) | 36 | 0.9 (0.4–2) | 19 | 2.6 (0.5–12.4) |
| Contraceptives | ||||||
| Never | 96 | 1 (reference) | 79 | 1 (reference) | 29 | 1 (reference) |
| Oral | 28 | 1.1 (0.6–2.1) | 21 | 1.1 (0.5–2.2) | 8 | 1 (0.3–3.1) |
| Others | 23 | 0.8 (0.4–1.7) | 15 | 0.6 ( 0.2–1.4) | 10 | 1.6 (0.5–4.5) |
| Smoking | ||||||
| No | 139 | 1 (reference) | 111 | 1 (reference) | 43 | 1 (reference) |
| Yes | 8 | 0.7 (0.3–1.9) | 4 | 2.1 (0.5–9.3) | 4 | 0.2 (0.1 - 0.9) |
aGLM using the log link and Poisson family. Goodness of fit Pearson test >0.9 for all models