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Table 3 The predictors of abnormal cervical cytology in women, (multivariate analysis)

From: Increased alpha-9 human papillomavirus species viral load in human immunodeficiency virus positive women

Variable

OR

95% CI

P-value

Species 6 HPV infection

5.04

2.15-12.3

<0.001

Species 7 HPV infection

   

 None

1

 

<0.001

 Species 7 VL = 0.6 copies per cell (median)

3.11

1.70–5.71

 

 Per unit increase in log copies per cell

1.67

1.18–2.36

 

Species 9 HPV infection

  

<0.001

 None

1

  

 Species 9 VL = 2.5 copies per cell (median)

6.19

3.81–10.10

 

 Per unit increase in log copies per cell

1.62

1.24–2.12

 
  1. Note: VL: viral load per cell, α6 HPV species is HPV-56; α7 HPV species are HPV-18, -39, -45 and -59; α9 HPV species are HPV-16, -31, -33, -35, -52 and -58.