Table 2.

Sum score and significance

item	conventional cytology	liquid based cytology	T-test
nonuniform distribution	37	9	p < 0.001
cellular overlapping	38	17	p < 0.001
cellular disformation	35	17	p < 0.001
mucus	31	5	p < 0.001
blood cells	2	0	p = 0.160
microbial colonies	18	3	p < 0.001
debris	30	9	p < 0.001
Sum score	191/280	60/280	p < 0.001