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Table 1 Demographic profile of the 1,375 women having positive human β-globin amplification

From: Human papillomavirus detection in women with and without human immunodeficiency virus infection in Colombia

Variable

HIV-positive

HIV-negative

p value

(n = 216)

(n = 1,159)

Age*

37.5 [20–73]

36.8 [14–76]

 

SD = 10.7

SD = 11.0

Ethnicity

n

(%)

n

(%)

 

Indigenous

3

(1.4)

2

(0.2)

 

Mestizo

209

(96.8)

1,128

(97.3)

 

Afro-descendant

4

(1.8)

29

(2.5)

0.021

Marital status

     

Single

66

(30.6)

301

(26.0)

 

Married

36

(16.7)

202

(17.4)

 

Cohabiting

65

(30.1)

497

(42.9)

 

Separated

22

(10.2)

132

(11.4)

 

Widowed

27

(12.4)

27

(2.3)

0.001

Age at first intercourse

     

<15

75

(34.7)

276

(23.8)

 

16-19

111

(51.4)

618

(53.3)

 

>19

30

(13.9)

265

(22.9)

0.001

Pregnancies

     

None

10

(4.6)

69

(6.0)

 

1-3

160

(74.1)

784

(67.6)

 

>4

46

(21.3)

306

(26.4)

0.173

Abortions

     

No

120

(55.7)

741

(64.0)

 

Yes

96

(44.3)

418

(36.0)

0.019

Other STD

     

No

136

(63.0)

653

(56.4)

 

Yes

80

(37.0)

506

(43.6)

0.071

Lifetime number of sexual partners

     

1-2

88

(40.7)

783

(67.5)

 

>3

128

(59.3)

376

(32.5)

0.001

Contraceptive method

     

None

43

(19.9)

337

(29.1)

 

Hormonal

11

(5.1)

189

(16.3)

 

Surgery

46

(21.3)

318

(27.4)

 

Condom

97

(45.0)

113

(9.8)

 

Intrauterine device

19

(8.7)

202

(17.4)

0.001

Smoking status

     

No

177

(81.9)

776

(66.9)

 

Yes

39

(18.1)

383

(33.1)

0.001

Cytological findings

     

Normal

148

(68.5)

918

(79.2)

 

Abnormal

68

(31.5)

241

(20.8)

0.006

  1. p value: Probability value, SD: standard deviation, STD: sexually transmitted diseases.
  2. *Mean [range]; SD.