FIGURE 1.

Flowchart of the study cohort. Low‐grade cytology: BMD equalling ASC‐US/ASC‐H/LSIL. High‐grade cytology: >BMD equalling HSIL. ASC‐H, atypical squamous cells cannot rule out high‐grade squamous intraepithelial lesion; ASC‐US, atypical squamous cells of undetermined significance; BMD, borderline or mild dyskaryosis; CIN, cervical intraepithelial neoplasia; HSIL, high‐grade squamous intraepithelial lesions; LSIL, low‐grade squamous intraepithelial lesions; n, number of; NILM, negative for intraepithelial lesion or malignancy [Color figure can be viewed at wileyonlinelibrary.com]