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. 2020 Dec 1;10(4):1–10. doi: 10.37796/2211-8039.1110

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.