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Table 1 Demographic and behavioral characteristics of eligible women with incident HPV 6, 11, 16 or 18 infections

From: Progression and regression of incident cervical HPV 6, 11, 16 and 18 infections in young women

Variable

HPV 6 N = 103 n (%)

HPV 11 N = 13 n (%)

HPV 16 N = 142 n (%)

HPV 18 N = 62 n (%)

Age Group

    

16–19

6 (5.8)

0 (0.0)

13 (9.2)

8 (12.9)

20–23

77 (74.8)

7 (53.9)

95 (66.9)

43 (69.4)

24–27

20 (19.4)

6 (46.1)

34 (23.9)

11 (17.7)

Race

    

Black

6 (5.8)

1 (7.7)

10 (7.0)

3 (4.8)

Hispanic

8 (7.8)

3 (23.1)

12 (8.5)

7 (11.3)

Other

4 (3.9)

1 (7.7)

8 (5.6)

2 (3.2)

White

85 (82.5)

8 (61.5)

112 (78.9)

50 (80.7)

Smoking Status

    

Current Smoker

37 (35.9)

3 (23.1)

45 (31.7)

27 (43.6)

Ex-Smoker

18 (17.5)

4 (30.8)

28 (19.7)

9 (14.5)

Non-Smoker

48 (46.6)

6 (46.2)

69 (48.6)

26 (41.9)

Age at first sexual intercourse

    

≤ 14

4 (3.9)

1 (7.7)

13 (9.2)

9 (14.5)

15–18

76 (73.9)

10 (76.9)

105 (73.9)

46 (74.2)

≥ 19

23 (22.3)

2 (15.4)

24 (16.9)

7 (11.3)

Lifetime Number of Sexual Partners

    

1

7 (6.8)

1 (7.7)

12 (8.5)

2 (3.2)

2–3

23 (22.3)

5 (38.5)

24 (16.9)

11 (17.8)

4–6

47 (45.7)

7 (53.8)

73 (51.4)

35 (56.4)

7–9

21 (20.4)

0 (0.0)

27 (19.0)

10 (16.1)

10–14

5 (4.8)

0 (0.0)

6 (4.2)

4 (6.4)

  1. HPV = human papillomavirus