The DNA load of six high-risk human papillomavirus types and its association with cervical lesions

Del Río-Ospina, Luisa; Soto-De León, Sara Cecilia; Camargo, Milena; Moreno-Pérez, Darwin Andrés; Sánchez, Ricardo; Pérez-Prados, Antonio; Patarroyo, Manuel Elkin; Patarroyo, Manuel Alfonso

doi:10.1186/s12885-015-1126-z

BMC Cancer

Table 2 The distribution of socio-demographic characteristics and risk factors

From: The DNA load of six high-risk human papillomavirus types and its association with cervical lesions

Characteristic	Categories	n	%	With CIN (n = 59)		Without CIN (n =114)		p
Characteristic	Categories	n	%	n	%	n	%	p
Age, years	<30	29	16.76	11	18.64	18	15.79	0.493
	30–40	54	31.21	21	35.59	33	28.95
	>40	90	52.02	27	45.76	63	55.26
Origin	Bogotá	65	37.57	32	54.24	33	28.95	0.001
Origin	Other city	108	62.43	27	45.76	81	71.05	0.001
Ethnicity	Other	7	4.05	3	5.08	4	3.51	0.691
Ethnicity	Mestizo	166	95.95	56	94.92	110	96.49	0.691
Average monthly income ^*	≤ minimum	155	89.06	53	89.83	102	89.47	0.942
Average monthly income ^*	>minimum	18	10.40	6	10.17	12	10.53
Educational level	No schooling	1	0.58	1	1.69	0	0.00	0.094
	Primary	82	47.40	22	37.29	60	52.63
	Secondary	74	42.77	28	47.46	46	40.35
	Technical	10	5.78	6	10.17	4	3.51
	Graduate	6	3.47	2	3.39	4	3.51
Marital status	Single	17	9.83	4	6.78	13	11.40	0.673
	Married	20	11.56	7	11.86	13	11.40
	Divorced	8	4.62	4	6.78	4	3.51
	Living with partner	126	72.83	43	72.88	83	72.81
	Widow	2	1.16	1	1.69	1	0.88
Healthcare scheme affiliation	Subsidised- linked	159	91.91	52	88.14	107	93.86	0.191
Healthcare scheme affiliation	Contributory-private	14	8.09	7	11.86	7	6.14	0.191
Smoker	No	146	84.39	49	83.05	97	85.09	0.726
Smoker	Yes	27	15.61	10	16.95	17	14.91
Age at first intercourse, years	<16	41	23.70	10	16.95	31	27.19	0.133
Age at first intercourse, years	≥16	132	76.30	49	83.05	83	72.81	0.133
Lifetime number of sexual partners	1	72	41.62	26	44.07	46	40.35	0.868
	2–3	84	48.55	27	45.76	57	50.00
	>3	17	9.83	6	10.17	11	9.65
Contraceptive method	None	65	37.57	19	32.20	46	40.35	0.697
	Surgery	52	30.06	15	25.42	22	19.30
	Hormonal	19	10.98	18	30.51	34	29.82
	Barrier	37	21.39	7	11.86	12	10.53
Pregnancies	None	4	2.31	1	1.69	3	2.63	0.326
	1–2	76	43.93	28	47.46	48	42.11
	3–4	74	42.77	27	45.76	47	41.23
	>4	19	10.98	3	5.08	16	14.04
Abortions	None	82	47.40	27	45.76	55	48.25	0.818
	1	68	39.31	25	42.37	43	37.72
	≥2	23	13.29	7	11.86	16	14.04
STD	No	137	79.19	47	79.66	90	78.95	0.913
STD	Yes	36	20.81	12	20.34	24	21.05	0.913

Values in bold = p < 0.05.
^*The minimum average monthly income (2014 rate) would be roughly US $300.
p = p value; CIN: cervical intraepithelial neoplasia; STD: sexually transmitted disease.

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