Table 1. Correlation of HPV positivity identified in cervical and plasma samples and cervical cytology.
| Cervical Cytology | Patients | Median Age (IQR*) | HPV positive– Plasma samples |
HPV positive - Cervical samples |
|||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N. | % | years | N. | % | N. | % | |
|
Normal Control Group |
20 | 14.3 | 31.5 (25–37) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
|
Normal Regressed Lesion |
26 | 18.5 | 39.5 (30.25–48) | 8 | 30.8 | 11 | 42.3 |
| ASCUS | 24 | 17.1 | 34 (28.5–45.25) | 8 | 33.3 | 8 | 33.3 |
| L-SIL | 52 | 37.1 | 31 (24–39.5) | 16 | 30.8 | 22 | 42.3 |
| H-SIL | 18 | 12.9 | 31 (27.5–43.5) | 9 | 50.0 | 12 | 66.7 |
| Total | 140 | 100 | 35.5 (27–43.25) | 41 | 29.3 | 53 | 37.9 |
*IQR: interquartile ranges