Table 2.

Incidence of CIN-III and ICC according to the number of gynecologic examinations during follow-up (VHM&PP, 1985–2003)

Outcome	No. of gynecologic examinations				P trend*
	0 (n = 19,489)	1–2 (n = 19,023)	3–5 (n = 20,433)	≥6 (n = 33,898)
Positive cytology (class III, IV, V), no. (%)*	n.a.†	281 (1.5)	579 (2.8)	1,662 (4.9)	<0.0001
CIN-III, no. (%)	n.a.†	243 (1.3)	266 (1.3)	193 (0.6)	<0.0001
ICC, no. (%)	39 (0.2)	47 (0.2)	22 (0.1)	9 (0.0)	<0.0001

^*Papanicolaou classification system.

^†Screening detected.