Table 1.
Characteristics of the studies included in the meta-analysis.
First author, year publication | Country | Design/Population | β-HPV Detection Methods/Subtypes |
---|---|---|---|
Barr, 1989 [22] | Scotland | Uncontrolled | PCR |
Case: 25 | HPV type 5/8 | ||
Harwood, 2000 [16] | United Kingdom | Uncontrolled | PCR |
Case: 26 | All beta HPV types | ||
Arron, 2011 [23] | United States of America | Uncontrolled | PCR |
Case: 14 | All beta HPV types | ||
O'Connor, 2001 [24] | Ireland | Uncontrolled | PCR |
Case: 9 | All beta HPV types | ||
Stockfleth, 2004 [25] | Germany | Uncontrolled | PCR |
Case: 16 | HPV types 5, 8 | ||
Casabonne, 2009 [17] | United Kingdom | Cohort | Serology |
Case: 119 | HPV types 5, 8, 9, 15, 17, 20, 23, 24, 36, 38, | ||
Control: 425 | 49, 75, 76, 92, 93, 96 | ||
Mackintosh, 2009 [18] | United Kingdom | Cohort | PCR |
Case: 53 | HPV types 5, 8, 9, 12, 14, 15, 17, 19e25, 36 −38, 47, 49, 75, 76, 80, 92, 93 and 96 | ||
Proby, 2011 [20] | The Netherlands | Case-control | PCR & Serology |
Case: 204 | HPV types 5, 8, 9, 15, 17, 20, 23, 24, 36, 38, | ||
Control: 377 | 49, 75, 76, 92, 93, 96 | ||
Neale, 2013 [26] | Queensland, Australia, and Italy | Case-control | PCR |
Case: 179 | HPV types 5, 8, 15, 20, 23, 24, 36, 38 | ||
Control: 318 | |||
Bouwes Bavinck, 2018 [21] | The Netherlands | Cohort | Serology |
Case: 90 | All beta HPV types | ||
Control: 536 | |||
Purdie, 2018 [19] | United Kingdom | Uncontrolled | PCR |
Case: 12 | All beta HPV types |
Abbreviations: PCR, Polymerase chain reaction; HPV, Human papillomavirus.