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Table 3 Human papillomavirus (HPV) by age and human immunodeficiency (HIV) status in men

From: Human papillomavirus prevalence in South African women and men according to age and human immunodeficiency virus status

 

All men

HIV-positive men

HIV-negative men

P-valuea

N = 471

N = 158

N = 313

 

Any HPV

 All men

59.4 % (280/471)

76.6 % (121/158)

50.8 % (159/313)

<0.0001

  18–25 years

79.1 % (34/43)

87.5 % (7/8)

77.1 % (27/35)

0.535

  26–35 years

60.9 % (95/156)

77.8 % (49/63)

49.5 % (46/93)

0.0004

  36–45 years

60.5 % (101/167)

75.8 % (50/66)

50.5 % (51/101)

0.001

  46–66 years

47.6 % (50/105)

71.4 % (15/21)

41.7 % (35/84)

0.015

Multiple HPV infections

 All men

41.0 % (193/471)

62.7 % (99/158)

30.0 % (94/313)

<0.0001

  18–25 years

55.8 % (24/43)

87.5 % (7/8)

48.6 % (17/35)

0.050

  26–35 years

44.2 % (69/156)

68.3 % (43/63)

28.0 % (26/93)

<0.0001

  36–45 years

41.3 % (69/167)

59.1 % (39/66)

29.7 % (30/101)

0.0002

  46–66 years

29.5 % (31/105)

47.6 % (10/21)

25.0 % (21/84)

0.041

Single HPV infection

 All men

18.5 % (87/471)

13.9 % (22/158)

20.8 % (65/313)

0.071

  18–25 years

23.3 % (10/43)

0.0 % (0/8)

28.6 % (10/35)

…

  26–35 years

35.9 % (56/156)

9.5 % (6/63)

21.5 % (20/93)

0.050

  36–45 years

19.2 % (32/167)

16.7 % (11/66)

20.8 % (21/101)

0.511

  46–66 years

18.1 % (19/105)

23.8 % (5/21)

16.7 % (14/84)

0.453

HR-HPV

 All men

19.7 % (93/471)

54.4 % (86/158)

22.4 % (70/313)

<0.0001

  18–25 years

48.8 % (21/43)

75.0 % (6/8)

42.9 % (15/35)

0.109

  26–35 years

39.1 % (61/156)

61.9 % (39/63)

23.7 % (22/93)

<0.0001

  36–45 years

32.9 % (55/167)

50.0 % (33/66)

21.8 % (22/101)

0.0002

  46–66 years

21.0 % (22/105)

28.6 % (6/21)

19.0 % (16/84)

0.343

Probable HR-HPV

 All men

16.1 % (76/471)

54.4 % (86/158)

20.8 % (65/313)

<0.0001

  18–25 years

41.9 % (18/43)

62.5 % (5/8)

37.1 % (13/35)

0.201

  26–35 years

28.2 % (44/156)

44.4 % (28/63)

17.2 % (16/93)

0.0002

  36–45 years

29.9 % (50/167)

31.8 % (21/66)

28.7 % (29/101)

0.671

  46–66 years

15.2 % (16/105)

42.9 % (9/21)

8.3 % (7/84)

<0.0001

LR-HPV

 All men

29.5 % (139/471)

63.9 % (101/158)

33.2 % (104/313)

<0.0001

  18–25 years

53.5 % (23/43)

75.0 % (6/8)

48.6 % (17/35)

0.187

  26–35 years

37.8 % (59/156)

66.7 % (42/63)

18.3 % (17/93)

<0.0001

  36–45 years

47.9 % (80/167)

59.1 % (39/66)

40.6 % (41/101)

0.020

  46–66 years

41.0 % (43/105)

66.7 % (14/21)

34.5 % (29/84)

0.008

  1. Number of infection will not always add up because participants with multiple infections were sometimes counted more than once. acompares HIV-positive and HIV-negative men (chi-squared test)