Table I.
Baseline patient characteristics.
| Characteristic | Whole cohort (n=287) | G1 (n=93) | G2 (n=90) | G3 (n=104) | P-values |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age, years | 37.59±9.04 | 39.74±9.78 | 33.61±7.52 | 39.11±8.51 | G1 vs. G2, P<0.05; G2 vs. G3, P<0.05; G1 vs. G3, P>0.05 |
| Origin | P<0.05 | ||||
| Western Europe | 61.8 | 65.6 | 95.4 | 37.2 | |
| Eastern Europe | 12.3 | 20.4 | 3.1 | 9.3 | |
| Central/South America | 4.0/10.9 | 1.5/4.7 | 1.5/0 | 2.3/38.4 | |
| Africa | 10.9 | 7.8 | 0 | 12.8 | |
| Smoking | P<0.05 | ||||
| Yes | 32.0 | 29.0 | 44.3 | 24.0 | |
| No | 68.0 | 71.0 | 55.7 | 76.0 | |
| Anal intercourse | P>0.05 | ||||
| Yes | 28.8 | 35.5 | 25.3 | 25.7 | |
| No | 71.2 | 64.5 | 74.7 | 74.3 | |
| Age at first sexual intercourse, years | P>0.05 | ||||
| ≤15 | 20.0 | 18.5 | 14.9 | 25.7 | |
| 16–19 | 56.1 | 53.3 | 66.7 | 49.5 | |
| 20–24 | 21.4 | 25.0 | 16.1 | 22.8 | |
| ≥25 | 2.5 | 3.2 | 2.3 | 2.0 | |
| Lifetime sex partners | P>0.05 | ||||
| 1 | 9.0 | 16.5 | 4.6 | 5.9 | |
| 2–5 | 46.2 | 42.9 | 46.0 | 49.5 | |
| 6–10 | 24.4 | 19.8 | 39.1 | 15.8 | |
| >10 | 20.4 | 20.9 | 10.3 | 28.8 | |
| Marital status/stable partner | P>0.05 | ||||
| Yes | 81.4 | 84.8 | 86.2 | 74.3 | |
| No | 18.6 | 15.2 | 13.8 | 25.7 | |
| History of worst cytological result of the cervix | P>0.05 | ||||
| Not specified | 44.3 | 92.9 | 21.4 | 19.6 | |
| PAP 2 | 8.6 | 1.2 | 1.4 | 19.6 | |
| PAP 3 | 3.9 | 2.4 | 4.3 | 4.9 | |
| PAP 3D | 33.1 | 3.5 | 65.7 | 35.3 | |
| PAP 4a | 0.4 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | |
| PAP 4b | 9.7 | 0 | 7.2 | 19.6 |
Data are presented as the mean ± standard deviation or %. G1, HIV-negative patients who underwent routine cervical cytology screening; G2, HIV-negative patients with at least one abnormal cytological (Pap)-smear result of the cervix; G3, HIV-infected patients who underwent routine cervical cytology screening; PAP, Papanicolaou (Munich nomenclature II).