Table 1 Age associations with cytological findings and HPV isolation by PCR. Rates are given per total n of women per age group
Age, yrs | HPV PCR data, n (%) | Cytological data, n (%) | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Â | HPV (-) | HPV (+) | Total | WNL | ASCUS | LSIL | HgSIL | SCC | AdenoCa | Total |
≤ 21 | 26(41.9) | 36 (58.1) | 62 | 43(69.4) | 10 (16.1) | 9(14.5) | 0(0) | 0(0) | 0(0) | 62 |
22 - 30 | 353(67.6) | 169 (32.4) | 522 | 425(81.4) | 34(6.5) | 59(11.3) | 3(0.6) | 1(0.2) | 0(0) | 522 |
30 - 45 | 304(64.8) | 165 (35.2) | 469 | 379(80.8) | 43(9.2) | 40(8.5) | 4(0.9) | 3(0.6) | 0(0) | 469 |
45 - 65 | 141(75.4) | 46 (24.6) | 187 | 156(83.4) | 14(5) | 11(5.9) | 3(1.6) | 2(1.1) | 1(0.5) | 187 |
> 65 | 24(80) | 6 (20) | 30 | 26(86.7) | 0(0) | 0(0) | 0(0) | 4(13.3) | 0(0) | 30 |
Total | 873 | 397 | 1270 | 1029 | 101 | 119 | 10 | 10 | 1 | 1270 |