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Table 1 Odds ratios (ORs) and 95% confidence intervals (CIs) for HPV seropositivity according to sociodemographic and related variables (n = 4211)

From: Seroprevalence of Human Papillomavirus Types 6, 11, 16 and 18 in Chinese Women

   

Anti-HPV 6/11/16/18

Anti-HPV 6

Anti-HPV 16

Variable

Categories

n

%

ORa(95% CI)

%

ORa(95% CI)

%

ORa(95% CI)

Sociodemographic characteristics

Age (years)

15-24

484

13.0

1.0

7.6

1.0

4.3

1.0

 

25-34

1241

14.5

1.1 (0.8-1.6)

7.7

1.1 (0.7-1.6)

6.3

1.5 (0.9-2.5)

 

35-44

1252

17.3

1.3 (1.0-1.8)

8.4

1.1 (0.8-1.7)

6.9

1.5 (0.9-2.5)

 

45-54

1234

16.7

1.3 (1.0-1.8)

7.9

1.1 (0.7-1.6)

6.4

1.5 (0.9-2.5)

Race

Han Ethic Group

3328

16.2

1.0

7.5

1.0

6.8

1.0

 

Uyghur Ethnic Group

883

14.4

1.0 (0.8-1.2)

9.5

1.4 (1.1-1.8)

4.3

0.7 (0.5-1.1)

Region

Metropolitan

1566

18.6

1.0

7.7

1.0

7.7

1.0

 

Rural

1762

14.0

0.7 (0.6-0.9)

7.4

1.0 (0.7-1.3)

6.0

0.8 (0.6-1.1)

Geographic Site

Beijing

792

15.3

1.0

6.2

1.0

5.4

1.0

 

Shanghai

774

22.1

1.6 (1.2-2.0)

9.3

1.5 (1.1-2.3)

9.9

1.9 (1.3-2.8)

 

Xinjiang

883

14.4

1.1 (0.8-1.4)

9.5

1.7 (1.2-2.5)

4.3

1.0 (0.6-1.5)

 

Henan

878

13.0

0.9 (0.7-1.2)

7.4

1.3 (0.9-1.8)

5.1

1.0 (0.7-1.6)

 

Shanxi

884

14.9

1.0 (0.7-1.3)

7.4

1.2 (0.8-1.8)

6.9

1.3 (0.9-2.0)

Education level

Primary School or Lower (0-6 year)

1352

14.1

1.0

8.7

1.0

4.4

1.0

 

Secondary School or Higher (> = 7 year)

2851

16.5

1.0 (0.8-1.3)

7.5

0.9 (0.7-1.2)

7.1

1.4 (1.0-1.9)

Marital status

Single

34

26.5

1.0

8.8

1.0

8.8

1.0

 

Married

3990

15.2

0.5 (0.2-1.1)

7.6

0.7 (0.2-2.5)

6.1

0.6 (0.2-2.1)

 

Widowed/Separated/Divorced

185

26.0

0.8 (0.3-1.9)

15.1

1.4 (0.4-5.3)

9.7

0.8 (0.2-3.3)

Lifestyle characteristics

Smoking

Never Smoked

4078

15.6

1.0

7.8

1.0

6.3

1.0

 

Former/Current Smoker

131

19.9

1.2 (0.7-1.8)

12.2

1.6 (0.9-2.8)

6.1

0.8 (0.4-1.7)

Drinking

Never

3204

15.8

1.0

7.9

1.0

6.3

1.0

 

Ever

832

16.5

1.0 (0.8-1.3)

8.4

1.2 (0.9-1.6)

6.6

1.0 (0.7-1.4)

Menstrual and reproductive characteristics

Age at first menstruation

<=13

1042

14.9

1.0

8.0

1.0

5.6

1.0

 

14-16

2468

15.8

1.1 (0.9-1.4)

7.8

0.9 (0.7-1.2)

6.4

1.3 (0.9-1.8)

 

> = 17

697

17.2

1.2 (0.9-1.6)

8.6

1.0 (0.7-1.4)

6.9

1.3 (0.9-2.0)

Number of Pregnancies

0

155

14.2

1.0

9.7

1.0

3.9

1.0

 

1

785

15.0

1.0 (0.6-1.7)

7.3

0.7 (0.4-1.3)

5.7

1.4 (0.6-3.3)

 

2

1196

15.6

1.0 (0.6-1.6)

7.2

0.7 (0.4-1.3)

6.6

1.4 (0.6-3.4)

 

3 or more

2051

16.3

1.1 (0.7-1.8)

8.5

0.8 (0.4-1.4)

6.5

1.6 (0.7-3.8)

Abortion

spontaneous only

356

13.5

1.0

7.0

1.0

4.8

1.0

 

voluntary only

1879

17.8

1.3 (0.9-1.8)

8.2

1.3 (0.8-2.0)

8.0

1.7 (1.0-2.9)

 

both

271

15.9

1.2 (0.8-1.9)

9.6

1.4 (0.8-2.5)

4.4

1.0 (0.5-2.1)

Sexual characteristics

Age at first sexual intercourse

<20

1249

14.7

1.0

8.7

1.0

5.2

1.0

 

20-24

2112

15.8

1.0 (0.8-1.3)

8.1

1.1 (0.8-1.6)

6.6

1.0 (0.6-1.4)

 

> = 25

844

17.3

0.9 (0.6-1.2)

6.4

0.7 (0.5-1.2)

7.0

0.8 (0.5-1.4)

Ever used contraceptive measures

No

435

17.2

1.0

10.3

1.0

6.9

1.0

 

Yes

3711

15.7

0.9 (0.6-1.1)

7.7

0.8 (0.5-1.1)

6.2

0.8 (0.5-1.2)

Lifetime no. sex partners

1

3230

13.5

1.0

6.7

1.0

4.9

1.0

 

2

634

23.3

2.0 (1.6-2.4)

11.7

1.7 (1.3-2.3)

11.7

2.6 (1.9-3.5)

 

3

194

21.1

1.7 (1.2-2.5)

12.4

1.8 (1.1-2.8)

7.7

1.7 (0.9-3.0)

 

> = 4

123

28.5

2.6 (1.7-3.9)

13.8

2.0 (1.2-3.4)

11.4

2.7 (1.5-5.0)

Husband's extramarital sexual relationships

No

2044

13.4

1.0

6.6

1.0

4.8

1.0

 

Yes

856

22.7

2.0 (1.6-2.5)

12.4

1.8 (1.4-2.4)

9.1

2.2 (1.6-3.0)

 

Unknown

1526

15.5

1.3 (1.0-1.5)

7.5

1.1 (0.8-1.4)

6.9

1.6 (1.2-2.1)

  1. aOR: adjusted for age, geographic site and HPV DNA positivity on each variable, with exception on age variable with OR adjusted for geographic site and HPV DNA positivity, and on race, region, and geographic site variable with OR adjusted for age and HPV DNA positivity.