Human papillomavirus genotype distribution and socio-behavioural characteristics in women with cervical pre-cancer and cancer at the start of a human papillomavirus vaccination programme: the CIN3+ plus study

Table 3 Demographic characteristics of women in the CIN3 + plus study group and age-adjusted Swiss National Cohort

	CIN3+ plus study group^a % or mean (95% CI)	Swiss National Cohort^b % or mean (95% CI)	p-value
Swiss-SEP Index	64.6 (63.8–65.4)	64.6 (64.5–64.7)	0.999
Canton of residence
Zurich	27.5	35.2	< 0.001
Geneva	25.2	19.9
Lucerne	15.5	18.6
Ticino	14.0	15.8
Basel-Land	9.7	6.0
Basel-City	6.1	4.4
Other & Unknown	2.1	0.0
Country of birth
Switzerland	49.0	60.0	0.001
Other	51.0	40.0	0.001
Nationality
Swiss	63.2	69.6	0.024
Other	36.8	30.4	0.024
Civil status
Single	48.9	45.5	< 0.001
Married	31.5	45.6
Divorced	10.7	6.1
Widowed	2.2	2.7
Other	6.7	0.0
Highest education level completed
≤ Compulsory education	10.7	17.2	0.004
Upper secondary level	51.9	43.3
Tertiary level	37.4	39.5

Abbreviations: CI confidence interval, SEP socioeconomic position
^aNumbers of observations available: Swiss-SEP Index, 748; canton of residence, 767; country of birth, 241; nationality, 266; civil status, 270; highest education level, 262
^bNumbers of observations available: Swiss-SEP Index, 54769; canton of residence, 54769; country of birth, 54711; nationality, 54769; civil status, 54768; highest education level, 54769

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