Comparison of cervical cancer screening among women with and without hysterectomies: a nationwide population-based study in Korea

Table 2 General characteristics of the study population

Characteristics	Reporting no hysterectomy		Reporting hysterectomy		p-value
Characteristics	n	Weighted %	n	Weighted %	p-value
Age, years
30–44	2436	37.2	18	7.2	< 0.001
45–64	3392	51.7	167	67.1
65–74	730	11.1	64	25.7
Residence area
Metropolitan	3003	45.8	122	49.0	0.335
Urban	3036	46.3	113	45.4
Rural	519	7.9	14	5.6
Education, years
≤ 11	897	13.7	68	27.3	< 0.001
≥ 12	5661	86.3	181	72.7	< 0.001
Family history of cancer
Yes	887	13.5	80	32.1	< 0.001
No	5671	86.5	169	67.9	< 0.001
Health insurances status
NHI	6480	98.8	236	94.8	< 0.001
MAP	78	1.2	13	5.2	< 0.001
Private health insurance
Yes	5628	85.8	199	79.9	0.009
No	930	14.2	50	20.1	0.009
Monthly household income, USD^a
< 2500	1059	16.2	56	22.5	0.013
2500–4499	3199	48.8	103	41.4
≥ 4500	2300	35.1	90	36.1
Time since most recent Pap smear test, years
< 1	1985	30.3	77	30.9	0.003
1–2	2260	34.5	77	30.9
> 2	628	9.6	41	16.5
Never	1685	25.7	54	21.7

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