Table 2.

HPV positivity obtained with consensus primer sets MY/GP and E6-E7 in breast cancers and in normal breasts according to age range.

Age range (years)	Breast cancer			Normal breast
	HPV +n=51 (%)	HPV - n=52 (%)	Total n=103 (%)	HPV + n=15 (%)	HPV - n=80 (%)	Total n= 95 (%)
<42	14 (77.8)†	4 (22.2)	18 (100)	8 (15)	45 (85)	53 (100)
42-51	12 (52.2)	11 (47.8)	23 (100)	4 (16)	21 (84)	25 (100)
>51	25 (40.3)†	37 (59.7)	62 (100)	3 (17.6)	14 (82.4)	17 (100)

^†Comparison between the <42 years and >51 years groups, p=0.0070 (Fisher’s test)