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Table 3 Factors associated with HPV infections by genus in the male genital area

From: High genital prevalence of cutaneous human papillomavirus DNA on male genital skin: the HPV Infection in Men Study

Characteristic

Total n = 265 a

Alpha n = 41

Beta n = 150

Gamma n = 14

Uncharacterized n = 60

P value b

n (%)

n (%)

n (%)

n (%)

n (%)

Country

     

0.649

 USA

115 (43.4)

19 (46.3)

63 (42.0)

3 (21.4)

30 (50.0)

 

 Brazil

79 (29.8)

12 (29.3)

46 (30.7)

6 (42.9)

15 (25.0)

 

 Mexico

71 (26.8)

10 (24.4)

41 (27.3)

5 (35.7)

15 (25.0)

 

Age, years

     

0.279

 18–30

130 (49.1)

23 (56.1)

75 (50.0)

7 (50.0)

25 (41.7)

 

 31–44

89 (33.6)

9 (22.0)

49 (32.7)

7 (50.0)

24 (40.0)

 

 ≥45

46 (17.4)

9 (22.0)

26 (17.3)

0 (0)

11 (18.3)

 

Race

     

0.492

 White

146 (55.1)

21 (51.2)

81 (54.0)

6 (42.9)

38 (63.3)

 

 Black

30 (11.3)

9 (22.0)

15 (10.0)

1 (7.1)

5 (8.3)

 

 Asian/Pacific Islander

7 (2.6)

1 (2.4)

4 (2.7)

0 (0)

2 (3.3)

 

 Mixed race

80 (30.2)

10 (24.4)

48 (32.0)

7 (50.0)

15 (25.0)

 

 Missing data

2 (0.8)

0 (0)

2 (1.3)

0 (0)

0 (0)

 

Ethnicity

     

0.503

 Non-Hispanic

168 (63.6)

29 (70.7)

90 (60.0)

8 (61.5)

41 (68.3)

 

 Hispanic

96 (36.4)

12 (29.3)

60 (40.0)

5 (38.5)

19 (31.7)

 

Marital status

     

0.328

 Single

132 (49.8)

26 (63.4)

72 (48.0)

4 (28.6)

30 (50.0)

 

 Married or cohabitating

121 (45.7)

14 (34.1)

69 (46.0)

10 (71.4)

28 (46.7)

 

 Divorced, separated, or widowed

12 (4.5)

1 (2.4)

9 (6.0)

0 (0)

2 (3.3)

 

Education, years

     

0.761

 ≤12

116 (43.9)

18 (43.9)

65 (43.3)

6 (46.2)

27 (45.0)

 

 13–15

96 (36.4)

15 (36.6)

53 (35.3)

3 (23.1)

25 (41.7)

 

 ≥16

52 (19.7)

8 (19.5)

32 (21.3)

4 (30.8)

8 (13.3)

 

Circumcision

     

0.470

 No

135 (50.9)

17 (41.5%)

77 (51.3)

9 (64.3)

32 (53.3)

 

 Yes

130 (49.1)

24 (58.5%)

73 (48.7)

5 (35.7)

28 (46.7)

 

Smoking status

     

0.039

 Never

177 (67.3)

23 (56.1)

100 (67.1)

12 (92.3)

42 (70.0)

 

 Former

45 (17.1)

6 (14.6)

31 (20.8)

1 (7.7)

7 (11.7)

 

 Current

41 (15.6)

12 (29.3)

18 (12.1)

0 (0)

11 (18.3)

 

Alcohol intake, drinks per month

     

0.532

 0

67 (26.2)

8 (20.5)

38 (26.2)

5 (41.7)

16 (26.7)

 

 1–30

109 (42.6)

17 (43.6)

66 (45.5)

5 (41.7)

21 (35.0)

 

 ≥31

80 (31.3)

14 (35.9)

41 (28.3)

2 (16.7)

23 (38.3)

 

Sexual orientation

     

0.761

 MSW

223 (90.3)

31 (83.8)

125 (90.6)

13 (100)

54 (91.5)

 

 MSM

13 (5.3)

3 (8.1)

7 (5.1)

0 (0)

3 (5.1)

 

 MSWM

11 (4.5)

3 (8.1)

6 (4.3)

0 (0)

2 (3.4)

 

Lifetime number of sex partners

     

0.152

 0–2

77 (29.5)

9 (22.0)

49 (33.1)

6 (46.2)

13 (22.0)

 

 3–7

85 (32.6)

9 (22.0)

49 (33.1)

4 (30.8)

23 (39.0)

 

 8–19

58 (22.2)

15 (36.6)

27 (18.2)

3 (23.1)

13 (22.0)

 

 ≥20

41 (15.7)

8 (19.5)

23 (15.5)

0 (0)

10 (16.9)

 

Diagnosis of sexually transmitted infection, ever

     

0.887

 No

230 (87.5)

35 (85.4)

131 (87.3)

11 (84.6)

53 (89.8)

 

 Yes

33 (12.5)

6 (14.6)

19 (12.7)

2 (15.4)

6 (10.2)

 
  1. aTotal number of men with characterized (α-, β- or γ-HPV) or uncharacterized HPV types.
  2. bPearson chi-square P value using exact Monte Carlo methods.