Seropositivity to herpes simplex virus type 2, but not type 1 is associated with cervical cancer: NHANES (1999–2014)

Table 1 Weighted characteristics of the study population-NHANES 1999–2014

Variable	Status	Number	Weighted percent	s.e.
Age	20–29 years	2676	28.74	0.71
	30–39 years	2751	33.46	0.71
	40–49 years	2757	37.80	0.73
Race	White	3686	66.73	1.28
	Black	1597	11.91	0.74
	Others	2901	21.36	1.08
Education	<high school	1765	14.47	0.57
	=high school	1698	20.81	0.67
	>high school	4721	64.71	0.94
Poverty income ratio	<1	1944	17.19	0.68
	1 ≤ PIR ≤ median	2789	29.81	0.73
	>median	3451	53.00	1.07
Body mass index	≥25	5362	60.39	0.84
Smoking	Current	1821	24.10	0.70
	Former	1172	16.02	0.64
	Non-	5191	59.88	0.85
Alcohol use	Current	4812	65.56	1.01
	Former	518	5.94	0.33
	Non-	2854	28.49	0.97
HIV	Yes	20	0.16	0.04
Any cancer	Yes	322	4.90	0.32
Breast cancer	Yes	32	0.48	0.10
Cervical cancer	Yes	128	1.79	0.19
Ovarian cancer	Yes	24	0.30	0.08
Uterine cancer	Yes	34	0.38	0.09

Abbreviations: s.e., standard error; HIV, human immunodeficiency virus; NHANES, National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey

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