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Table 4 Univariate and multivariate logistic regression analysis of risk factors for HPV infection

From: Human papillomavirus genotypes and HPV-16 variants distribution among Tunisian women with normal cytology and squamous intraepithelial lesions

Risk Factors

Risks for HPV infection

(n = 471)

Risks for HR-HPV infection

(n = 436)a

Univariate analysis

Multivariate analysis

Univariate analysis

Multivariate analysis

HPV prevalence (%)

p

OR [95% CI]

HR-HPV prevalence (%)

p’

OR [95% CI]

Age

  ≤ 30

41.1

 

1

24.8

 

 1

  > 30

26.4

0.002

0.51 [0.33–0.79]

16

0.041

0.57 [0.34–0.98]

Marital status

 Married

28.8

  

16.6

  

 Unmarried

41.7

0.012

ns

31.7

0.001

ns

Number of sexual partners

 1

28.5

  

16.5

  

  ≥ 2

43.6

0.004

ns

33

4.10-4

ns

Smoking/alcohol consumption

 No

23.7

  

14.5

  

 Yes

46.8

4.10-5

ns

36

1.10-5

ns

  1. ns, not significant; p, probability for HPV infection; p’, probability for HR-HPV infection
  2. astudy population without samples lacking in HPV genotyping (n = 35)