Table 4 Frequency of HPV infection by characteristics of controls
CONTROLS | ||
|---|---|---|
N = 510 | ||
HPV+/N | % | |
Age (years) | ||
<25 | 36/101 | 35.64 |
25-34 | 40/201 | 19.90 |
35-44 | 22/187 | 11.76 |
≥45 < 25 | 2/21 | 9.52 |
Education level | ||
Elementary school | 57/261 | 21.84 |
Middle school | 27/159 | 16.98 |
High school | 2/18 | 11.11 |
Ethnic group | ||
Euro-Descendent | 39/239 | 16.32 |
Afro-Descendent | 4/24 | 16.67 |
Brazilian Mixed* | 47/180 | 26.11 |
Asian | 0/1 | 0 |
Lifetime number of sexual partners | ||
1 | 16/156 | 10.26 |
2-10 | 62/275 | 22.55 |
>10 | 22/79 | 27.85 |
Smoking status | ||
Never smoker | 45/277 | 16.25 |
Former smoker | 36/148 | 24.32 |
Current smoker | 19/81 | 23.46 |