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Table 2 Sociodemographic and behavioral characteristics

From: 3’UTR polymorphism of Thymidylate Synthase gene increased the risk of persistence of pre-neoplastic cervical lesions

Characteristics

 

Cytological abnormality

 

Total

n (%)

Remission

n (%)

Persistence

n (%)

p

Age (years)

  < 25

12 (11.3)

7 (11.7)

5 (10.9)

0.302

 25–34

21 (19.8)

9 (15.0)

12 (26.1)

 35–44

34 (32.1)

18 (30.0)

16 (34.8)

 45–54

28 (26.4)

17 (28.3)

11 (23.9)

  ≥ 55

11 (10.4)

9 (15.0)

2 (4.3)

Area

 Urban

97 (91.5)

54 (90.0)

43 (93.5)

0.524

 Countryside

9 (8.5)

6 (10.0)

3 (6.5)

Income per person (US$/month)1

  < 250

70 (74.5)

40 (72.7)

30 (76.9)

 

 250–500

21 (22.3)

12 (21.8)

9 (23.1)

0.333

  ≥ 500

3 (3.2)

3 (5.5)

0

 

Education2

 Elementary school/Illiterate

44 (45.8)

23 (41.8)

21 (51.2)

0.341

 High school

46 (47.9)

27 (49.1)

19 (46.3)

 University

6 (6.3)

5 (9.1)

1 (2.4)

 

Smoker2

 No

81 (84.4)

48 (87.3)

33 (80.5)

0.365

 Yesa

15 (15.6)

7 (12.7)

8 (19.5)

Use of alcoholic beverage2

 No

39 (40.6)

22 (40.0)

17 (41.5)

0.885

 Yesa

57 (59.4)

33 (60.0)

24 (58.5)

Marital status2

 Married/Fixed Partner

77 (80.2)

40 (72.7)

37 (90.2)

0.073

 Single

9 (9.4)

8 (14.5)

1 (2.4)

 Widow/Divorced

10 (10.4)

7 (12.7)

3 (7.3)

Age at first vaginal intercourse (years)1

  < 18

41 (43.6)

25 (45.5)

16 (41.0)

0.670

  ≥ 18

53 (56.4)

30 (54.5)

23 (59.0)

Lifetime sexual partners2

 1

23 (23.9)

13 (23.6)

10 (24.4)

0.936

 2

18 (18.8)

11 (20.0)

7 (17.1)

  ≥ 3

55 (57.3)

31 (56.4)

24 (58.5)

Use of hormonal contraceptive2

 No

61 (63.5)

39 (70.9)

22 (53.7)

0.082

 Yes

35 (36.5)

16 (29.1)

19 (46.3)

Pregnancies2

 0

15 (15.6)

9 (16.4)

6 (14.6)

0.130

 1

19 (19.8)

14 (25.5)

5 (12.2)

 2

26 (27.1)

10 (18.2)

16 (39.0)

 3

22 (22.9)

12 (21.8)

10 (24.4)

  ≥ 4

14 (14.6)

10 (18.2)

4 (9.8)

HPV infection

52 (49.1)

   

Negative

54 (50.9)

37 (61.7)

15 (32.6)

0.003

Positive

 

23 (38.3)

31 (67.4)