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. 2020 Nov 11;73(9):e3227–e3234. doi: 10.1093/cid/ciaa1701

Table 3.

Factors Associated With Any High-Risk HPV Genotype Persistence at Second (Month 6) and Third (Month 12) Clinical Visits

Persistence at Second Visit Persistence at Third Visit

Characteristics at Baseline
OR (95% CI) aORa (95% CI) OR (95% CI) aORa (95% CI)
Age
 18–30 years ... ... ... ...
 31–40 years 2.53 (1.22, 5.43) 1.75 (.81, 3.89)
 41–73 years 2.42 (1.13, 5.33) 1.84 (.82, 4.21)
P-trendb .03 .15
Marital status
 Single ... ... ... ...
 Divorced/separated/widowed 2.31 (.90, 6.07) 1.61 (.58, 4.56) 2.35 (.89, 6.23) 2.07 (.72, 6.02)
 Married/cohabiting 1.47 (.77, 2.84) 1.14 (.55, 2.36) 1.28 (.64, 2.60) 1.29 (.59, 2.81)
Lifetime number of sex partners
 ≤2 ... ... ... ...
 3–7 .59 (.21, 1.60) .52 (.18, 1.51) .43 (.14, 1.24) .48 (.15, 1.45)
 8–19 .36 (.14, .91) .32 (.12, .82) .26 (.09, .70) .24 (.08, .67)
 >19 .70 (.30, 1.62) .69 (.28, 1.65) .60 (.26, 1.42) .55 (.22, 1.32)
P-trendb .49 .48 .35 .17
Number of days since last oral sex (given or received)
 Never had oral sex during lifetime ... ... ... ...
 >30 2.21 (.64, 8.95) 3.18 (.89, 13.34) 1.20 (.31, 5.98) 1.45 (.36, 7.41)
 >10–30 1.30 (.35, 5.55) 1.77 (.46, 7.81) 1.03 (.24, 5.39) 1.28 (.29, 6.94)
 >3–10 3.65 (.99, 15.74) 4.90 (1.26, 22.11) 2.94 (.74, 14.99) 3.44 (.83, 18.17)
 0–3 1.06 (.30, 4.38) 1.40 (.38, 5.99) 1.72 (.45, 8.48) 2.14 (.54, 10.97)
P-trendb .65 .71 .14 .11
Diagnosis of gingivitis during adulthood
 No ... ... ... ...
 Yes 2.61 (1.17, 6.09) 2.70 (1.18, 6.46) 1.11 (.46, 2.53) 1.04 (.43, 2.41)
Number of teeth extracted due to gum disease, gingivitis, or decay
 0 ... ... ... ...
 ≥1 2.25 (1.11, 4.67) 1.97 (.94, 4.21) 1.31 (.62, 2.73) 1.13 (.51, 2.44)

P values <.05 are shown in bold. Abbreviations: aOR, adjusted odds ratio; CI, confidence interval; HPV, human papillomavirus; OR, unadjusted odds ratio; Ref, reference.

aAdjusted for age at baseline and country of residence.

b P value of ordinal trend in the variable.