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Table 4 Persistence rates per event (event 1 is the first persistent infection with a vaccine /cross-protective type, event 2 is the second persistent infection, with at least one negative observation in between type-specific persistent infections, event 3 is the third persistent infection, with at least one negative observation in between type-specific infections)

From: Measuring vaccine effectiveness against persistent HPV infections: a comparison of different statistical approaches

Vaccination Status

Event

Cases

Person time

PR per 100 PY

PRR per 100 PY

Vaccine types (HPV16/18)

Unvaccinated

1

51

3792

1.35 (1.02–1.77)

Ref

2

5

95

5.26 (2.19–2.64)

3.91 (1.56–9.80)

3

0

17

  

Vaccinated

1

3

4100

0.07 (0.02–0.23)

 

2

0

4

  

3

0

0

  

 Cross-protective types (HPV31/33/45)

Unvaccinated

1

34

3813

0.89 (0.64–1.25)

Ref

2

3

60

5.00 (1.61–15.50)

5.61 (1.72–18.26)

3

0

6

  

Vaccinated

1

14

4082

0.34 (0.20–0.58)

 

2

0

60

  

3

0

0

  
  1. PR = persistence rate, PRR = persistence rate ratio, py = person years