TABLE 2.
Characteristics of samples with discordant assay results
| Characteristic | No. (%) of women
|
P value
|
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| SPF10-LiPA carcinogenic HPV negative and HC2 positive (n = 307) | SPF10-LiPA carcinogenic HPV positive and HC2 negative (n = 348) | Crude | Adjusted | |
| Age | ||||
| 18-21 | 175 (57.0) | 162 (46.6) | ||
| 21-25 | 132 (43.0) | 186 (53.5) | 0.008 | 0.04 |
| Education | ||||
| Less than elementary school | 88 (28.9) | 107 (30.9) | ||
| Elementary school or more | 217 (71.2) | 239 (69.1) | 0.6 | 0.9 |
| Marital status | ||||
| Married | 131 (43.0) | 164 (47.4) | ||
| Single | 164 (53.8) | 164 (47.4) | ||
| Widowed/divorced | 10 (3.3) | 18 (5.2) | 0.2 | 0.7 |
| No. of lifetime partners | ||||
| 1 | 105 (34.5) | 117 (34.0) | ||
| 2 | 90 (29.6) | 87 (25.3) | ||
| 3 | 61 (20.1) | 54 (15.7) | ||
| 4 or more | 48 (15.8) | 86 (25.0) | 0.02 | 0.4 |
| No. of pregnancies | ||||
| 0 | 143 (46.9) | 135 (39.0) | ||
| 1 | 101 (33.1) | 121 (35.0) | ||
| 2 | 41 (13.4) | 70 (20.2) | ||
| 3 or more | 20 (6.6) | 20 (5.8) | 0.07 | 0.5 |
| Chlamydia infection | ||||
| No | 261 (85.0) | 269 (77.5) | ||
| Yes | 46 (15.0) | 78 (22.5) | 0.01 | 0.03 |