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. 2016 Jun 1;2:112–115. doi: 10.1016/j.pvr.2016.05.004

Table 2.

Population prevalence of HPV 16, 18, 31, 33, 45 and relative risk with 95% confidence intervals for A) squamous cancer (SCC), B) Adenocarcinoma (ADC, including adenosquamous cancer) and C) adenocarcinoma in situ (AIS).

A. Squamous cancer
Study HPV type Population prevalence % (95% CI) Prevalence in squamous cancer % (95% CI) Rel risk for squamous cancer (95% CI) Rank
IARC (world) [[21], [22], Table 2; Table 2] N=15, 613 normal, 9494 SCC 16 1.8 (1.6, 2.0) 55.2 (54.2, 56.2) 30.6 (27.2, 34.4) 1
18 .66 (0.54, 0.80) 12.8 (12.1, 13.5) 19.4 (15.9, 23.7) 2
31 .69 (0.56, 0.83) 3.8 (3.4, 4.2) 5.5 (4.4, 6.9) 5
33 .53 (0.42, 0.66) 3.7 (3.3, 4.1) 7.0 (5.5, 8.9) 4
45 .51 (0.41, 0.64) 4.6 (4.1, 5.2) 9.0 (7.0, 11.5) 3



New Mexico [[16], Table 2 and new data for SCC onlya] N=4007 controls, 660 SCC 16 7.4 (6.6, 8.3) 58.0 (54.2, 61.8) 7.8 (6.9, 8.9) 1
18 2.3 (1.8, 2.8) 9.8 (7.7, 12.4) 4.3 (3.2, 5.9) 3
31 2.9 (2.4, 3.5) 4.2 (2.8, 6.1) 1.4 (.97, 2.3) 6
33 .92 (0.65, 1.3) 4.8 (3.3, 6.8) 5.2 (3.3, 8.4) 2
45 2.2 (1.8, 2.8) 6.5 (4.6, 8.7) 2.9 (2.0, 4.1) 4
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Denmark [[20], Tables 1 and 2] (N=40 382, 19 SCC) 16 5.4 (5.1, 5.9) 57.9 (33.5, 79.7) 10.8 (7.3, 15.9) 1
18 2.4 (2.2, 2.5) 10.5 (13.0, 33.1) 4.4 (1.2, 16.4) 4
31 3.8 (3.6, 4.0) 5.3 (1.3, 26.0) 1.4 (0.21, 9.4) 5
33 1.7 (1.6, 1.9) 10.5 (13.0, 33.1) 6.1 (1.63, 22.5) 3
45 1.9 (1.8, 2.1) 15.8 (3.38, 39.6) 6.7 (2.3, 19.3) 2
B. Adenocarcinoma (including adenosquamous)
Study HPV type Population prevalence % (95% CI) Prevalence in adenocarcinoma % (95% CI) Rel risk for adenocarcinoma (95% CI) Rank
IARC (world) [[23], Table 2] N=157 cases, 1609 controls 16 4.7 (3.7, 5.9) 42.7 (34.8, 50.8) 9.0 (6.8, 12.0) 3
18 1.2 (.71, 1.8) 31.8 (24.6, 39.7) 27.0 (16.3, 44.6) 1
31 0 (0.0, .2) 0 (0, 2.3)
33 .06 (.02, .35) .6 (.01, .35) 10.2 (.64, 163) 2
45 .68 (.34, 1.2) 3.8 (1.4, 8.1) 5.6 (2.1, 15.1) 4



New Mexico [[16], Table 2 and new data for ADC onlya] N=122 ADC, 4007 controls 16 7.4 (6.6, 8.3) 36.9 (28.3, 46.1) 5.0 (3.9, 6.4) 2
18 2.3 (1.8, 2.8) 28.9 (20.9, 37.6) 12.6 (8.9, 17.8) 1
31 2.9 ((2.4, 3.5) 3.3 (0.90, 8.2) 1.1 (.42, 3.0) 4
33 .92 (0.65, 1.3) 0 (0, 3.0) 0
45 2.2 (1.8, 2.8) .8 (.02, 4.5) 1.5 (.55, 3.9) 3



Denmark [[20], Tables 1 and 2] (N =40 382, 8 ADC) 16 5.4 (5.1, 5.9) 0 (0, 36.9) 0
18 2.4 (2.2, 2.5) 87.5 (47.3, 99.7) 36.8 (28.1, 48.1) 1
31 3.8 (3.6, 4.0) 12.5 (.32, 52.7) 3.3 (.53, 21.8) 2
33 1.7 (1.6, 1.9) 0 (0, 36.9) 0
45 1.9 (1.8, 2.1) 0 (0, 36.9) 0
C. Adenocarcinoma in Situ (AIS)
Study HPV type Population prevalence % (95% CI) Prevalence in AIS % (95% CI) Rel Risk for AIS (95% CI) Rank
New Mexico [[16], Table 2 and new dataa for AIS only] N=4007 controls, 25 AIS 16 7.4 (6.6, 8.3) 48.0 (27.8, 68.0) 6.5 (4.2, 9.9) 2
18 2.3 (1.8, 2.8) 48.0 (27.8, 68.0) 21.1 (13.4, 33.3) 1
31 2.9 (2.4, 3.5) 0 (0, 13.7) 0
33 .92 (.65, 1.3) 0 (0, 13.7) 0
45 2.2 (1.8, 2.8) 4.0 (0.10, 20.4) 1.8 (.26, 12.3) 3



Controls in Vaccine trials 15–26y [[18], Tables 1 and 3] N=17 590, 19 AIS 16 8.8 (8.4, 9.3) 78.9 (54.4, 93.9) 8.9 (7.1, 11.3) 2
18 3.6 (3.4, 3.9) 36.8 (16.3, 61.6) 10.7 (5.9, 19.1) 1
31 4.4 (4.1, 4.8) 0 (0, 17.6) 0
33 2.0 (1.8, 2.2) 5.3 (.13, 26.0) 2.5 (.38, 17.5) 3
45 2.4 (2.2, 2.6) 5.3 (.13, 26.0) 1.9 (0.29, 13.3) 4



Denmark [[20], Tables 1 and 2] (N=40 382, 23 AIS) 16 5.4 (5.1, 5.9) 43.5 (23.2, 65.5) 8.1 (5.1, 12.9) 4
18 2.4 (2.2, 2.5) 60.9 (38.5, 80.3) 25.6 (18.3, 35.7) 1
31 3.8 (3.6, 4.0) 30.4 (13.2, 52.9) 8.1 (4.4, 15.0) 5
33 1.7 (1.6, 1.9) 21.7 (7.5, 43.7) 12.5 (5.7, 27.2) 2
45 1.9 (1.8, 2.1) 17.4 (5.0, 38.8) 8.9 (3.7, 21.9) 3
a

See Supplementary Tables for detailed breakdown of disease categories.