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Table 4 Multivariate analyses of the association between high- and low-risk human papillomavirus infections and selected subjects’ characteristics

From: Predictors of human papillomavirus infection in women undergoing routine cervical cancer screening in Spain: the CLEOPATRE study

 

Any HR HPV vs. negative (n = 3074)

Only LR HPV vs. negative (n = 2628)

No. tested

Adjusted model1

No. tested

Adjusted model1

POR

95% CI

POR

95% CI

Age group (years)

 18

302

2.3

1.3–4.1

234

0.7

0.2–2.3

 19

327

2.7

1.5–4.7

250

1.4

0.5–4.0

 20–21

440

2.6

1.5–4.5

333

0.9

0.3–2.6

 22–25

449

2.2

1.3–3.8

356

1.6

0.6–4.2

 26–35

312

1.3

0.7–2.3

272

0.7

0.2–2.3

 36–45

325

0.9

0.5–1.7

296

0.1

0.0–0.8

 46–55

474

0.8

0.4–1.4

456

1.1

0.4–2.8

 56–65

445

1

reference

431

1

reference

P-value for trend

 

<0.001

  

0.8

 

Residential area

 Rural

324

1

reference

286

1

reference

 Suburban

383

1.3

0.8–2.1

332

1.5

0.5–4.7

 Urban

2362

1.5

1.0–2.2

2006

1.5

0.6–4.1

 Unknown

5

-

-

4

-

-

P-value for trend

 

0.03

  

0.4

 

Country of birth

 Spain

2811

1

reference

2436

1

reference

 Other countries

263

2.0

1.4–2.8

192

0.6

0.2–1.6

Marital status

 Married

1143

1

reference

1102

1

reference

 Single

1214

2.1

1.4–3.2

943

2.8

1.1–7.1

 Cohabiting

533

1.7

1.1–2.7

428

2.3

0.9–5.9

 Divorced/ Separated

125

2.7

1.5–4.7

101

0.8

0.2–3.6

 Widowed

59

4.0

1.7–9.3

54

3.4

0.9–13.1

Level of educational attainment

 No formal education

177

1

reference

152

1

reference

 Primary completed

640

0.9

0.5–1.5

564

2.2

0.3–18.5

 Secondary completed

1241

0.7

0.4–1.2

1041

5.6

0.7–42.4

 University or higher

1013

0.6

0.3–1.0

868

3.8

0.5–30.1

 Unknown

3

-

-

3

-

-

P-value for trend

 

0.003

  

0.2

 

Tobacco smoking status

 Never smoked

1566

1

reference

1405

1

reference

 Ex-smoker

426

0.9

0.6–1.3

395

1.4

0.7–2.8

 Current smoker

1081

1.6

1.3–2.1

827

1.2

0.7–2.0

 Unknown

1

-

-

1

-

-

P-value for trend

 

<0.001

  

0.5

 

Ever use of condoms

 Never used

630

1

reference

585

1

reference

 Ex or current user

2444

0.9

0.7–1.3

2043

0.5

0.3–1.0

Systematic condom use in last 12  months*

 No

1902

1

reference

1633

1

reference

 Yes

1001

0.8

0.6–1.0

835

1.0

0.6–1.7

 Unknown

11

-

-

12

-

-

Lifetime number of sexual partners

 1

1534

1

reference

1447

1

reference

 2

564

1.6

1.2–2.2

487

1.2

0.6–2.4

 3

383

3.5

2.6–4.9

289

2.6

1.3–5.2

 ≥4

581

4.4

3.3–5.9

396

3.0

1.6–5.6

 Unknown

12

-

-

9

-

-

P-value for trend

 

<0.001

  

<0.001

 

Age at first sexual intercourse (years)

 ≤14

121

0.7

0.3–1.8

88

0.2

0.0–1.2

 15–16

671

0.8

0.3–1.9

507

0.2

0.1–0.8

 17–18

1061

0.9

0.4–2.0

898

0.5

0.1–1.6

 19–20

481

1.0

0.4–2.5

434

0.5

0.1–1.8

 21–25

584

1.3

0.6–3.2

548

0.6

0.2–1.9

 ≥26

141

1

reference

138

1

reference

 Unknown

15

-

-

15

-

-

P-value for trend

 

0.02

  

0.01

 

Current partner circumcised

 No

2311

1

reference

1989

1

reference

 Yes

359

0.7

0.5–1.0

319

1.2

0.6–2.4

 Unknown

404

-

-

320

-

-

History of genital warts

 No

2991

1

reference

2576

1

reference

 Yes

78

2.9

1.7–4.9

46

6.6

2.8–15.4

 Unknown

5

-

-

6

-

-

  1. HPV, human papillomavirus; HR, high-risk; LR, low-risk; POR, prevalence odds ratio; CI, confidence interval.
  2. 1Adjusted model: adjusted for age, Autonomous Community, country of birth, marital status, level of education, smoking habits, lifetime number of sexual partners, and history of genital warts.
  3. *Among women with a sexual partner in the last 12 months
  4. Bold font indicates a significant effect (P < 0.05).