Table 2.
Prevalence and prevalence ratio from 2006 to 2013, comparing the quality indicators using the South as a reference
| Macro-region | Productivity ratea | Unsatisfactory exams | Positivity index | ASC-US | HSIL | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| P (%) | PR | P (%) | PR | P (%) | PR | P (%) | PR | P (%) | PR | |
| South | 17.08 | 1.0 (ref) | 0.41 | 1.0 (ref) | 1.91 | 1.0 (ref) | 0.90 | 1.0 (ref) | 0.26 | 1.0 (ref) |
| Southeast | 16.42 | 0.96 | 0.65 | 1.59 | 2.98 | 1.56 | 1.53 | 1.70 | 0.28 | 1.08 |
| Midwest | 15.64 | 0.92 | 0.97 | 2.37 | 3.12 | 1.64 | 1.26 | 1.39 | 0.45 | 1.72 |
| Northeast | 17.02 | 0.99 | 1.89 | 4.60 | 2.17 | 1.14 | 0.80 | 0.88 | 0.29 | 1.12 |
| North | 14.13 | 0.83 | 1.64 | 3.98 | 2.60 | 1.37 | 0.92 | 1.02 | 0.43 | 1.67 |
Abbreviations: ASC-US Atypical Squamous Cells of Undetermined Significance, HSIL High-grade Squamous Intraepithelial Lesion, P prevalence, PR prevalence ratio, ref. reference value
aOnly data until 2012 were available,