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Table 3 HPV prevalence (any type) and risk factors for HPV detection (univariate analysis) in 512 non-vaccinated women, Germany 2010-2012

From: Human Papillomavirus prevalence and probable first effects of vaccination in 20 to 25 year-old women in Germany: a population-based cross-sectional study via home-based self-sampling

Variable and category

No (%) of women with characteristic

No (%) of women with HPV infection by presence of characteristic

Crude OR (95% CI)

p

Age group in years

512 (100)

195 (38.1)

  

 20-21

76 (14.8)

30 (39.5)

1

-

 22-23

229 (44.7)

90 (39.3)

1.0 (0.6-1.7)

1

 24-25

207 (40.4)

75 (36.2)

0.9 (0.5-1.5)

0.6

Migratory background

509 (99.4)

   

 No

416 (81.7)

158 (38.0)

1

-

 Yes

93 (18.3)

35 (37.6)

1.0 (0.6-1.6)

0.95

Educational status

509 (99.4)

   

 Low

31 (6.1)

19 (61.3)

1

-

 Medium

150 (29.5)

55 (36.7)

0.4 (0.2-0.8)

0.01

 High (i.e. high school diploma)

328 (64.4)

119 (36.3)

0.4 (0.2-0.8)

0.001

Current smoker

510 (99.6)

   

 No

334 (65.5)

116 (34.7)

1

-

 Yes

176 (34.5)

77 (43.8)

1.5 (1.0-2.1)

0.05

Participation in cervical cancer screening

444 (86.7)

   

 No

230 (51.8)

78 (33.9)

1

-

 Yes

214 (48.2)

87 (40.7)

1.3 (0.9-2.0)

0.14

Living in a relationship

512 (100)

   

 No

131 (25.6)

52 (39.7)

1

-

 Yes

381 (74.4)

143 (37.5)

0.9 (0.6-1.4)

0.74

Age at first intercourse *1

488 (95.3)

   

 ≤ 14

97 (19.9)

40 (41.2)

1

-

 > 14

391 (80.1)

149 (38.1)

0.8 (0.5-1.3)

0.46

Lifetime sexual partners

508 (99.2)

   

 0

20 (3.9)

4 (20.0)

1

-

 1-2

145 (28.5)

28 (19.3)

1.0 (0.3-3.0)

0.94

 3-5

168 (33.1)

63 (37.5)

2.4 (0.8-7.5)

0.1

 6-10

111 (21.9)

54 (48.7)

3.8 (1.2-12.0)

0.02

 >10

64 (12.6)

43 (67.2)

8.2 (2.4-27.5)

0.001

Sexual partners in the past 12 months

509 (99.4)

   

 0

41 (8.1)

10 (24.4)

1

-

 1

353 (69.4)

107 (30.3)

1.3 (0.6-2.8)

0.4

 ≥ 2

115 (22.6)

76 (66.1)

6.0 (2.7-13.6)

<0.001

History of genital warts

499 (97.5)

   

 No

485 (97.2)

183 (37.7)

1

-

 Yes

14 (2.8)

8 (57.1)

2.2 (0.8-6.4)

0.1

Condom use during ONS

508 (99.2)

   

 Not always

98 (19.3)

53 (54.1)

1

-

 Yes, always

410 (80.7)

140 (34.2)

0.4 (0.3-0.7)

<0.001

Current use of oral contraceptives* 2

334 (65.2)

   

 No

82 (24.5)

27 (32.9)

1

-

 

252 (75.5)

90 (35.7)

1.1 (0.7-1.9)

0.6

  1. OR, odds ratio; 95% CI, 95% confidence interval; ONS, one-night stand.
  2. *1 only women with sexual intercourse.
  3. *2 only women with current use; overall, 452 (88.2%) of 512 women reported use of oral contraceptives at any time.