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Table 1 Study Population Demographics and Outcomes, Anchorage, Alaska 2009–2011 (N = 488 total specimens)

From: Human papillomavirus (HPV) types among Alaska native women attending a colposcopy clinic in Anchorage, Alaska, 2009–2011

 

N (%)

Mean (Standard Deviation)

Age Group

  < 25 yrs

194 (40%)

29.7 yrs. (9.4 yrs)

 25–29 yrs

124 (25%)

 

 30–34 yrs

78 (16%)

 

 35–39 yrs

34 (7%)

 

 40–44 yrs

20 (4%)

 

 45–49 yrs

13 (3%)

 

  ≥ 50 yrs

25 (5%)

 

Ethnic Group

 Eskimo

238 (49%)

 

 Indian

149 (31%)

 

 Aleut

73 (15%)

 

 Mixed

17 (3%)

 

 Non-Native

9 (2%)

 

 Non-specific Native

2 (0.4%)

 

Tobacco use, ever

246/484 (51%)

 

Current tobacco user

225/471 (48%)

 

Number of HPV vaccine doses

 0

440 (90%)

 

 1

18 (3.7%)

 

 2

9 (1.8%)

 

 3

20 (4.1%)

 

 4

1 (0.2%)

 

Ectocervical biopsy done

438 (90%)

 

Endocervical curettage done

402 (82%)

 

Loop Electrosurgical Excision Procedure done

42 (8.6%)

 

Cytology Referral Diagnosis

 Atypical Squamous Cells of Undetermined Significance

231 (47%)

 

 Low-grade Squamous Intraepithelial Lesion

162 (33%)

 

 High-grade Squamous Intraepithelial Lesion

46 (9%)

 

 Atypical Squamous Cells cannot exclude High-Grade Squamous Intraepithelial cells

25 (5%)

 

 Unknown

24 (5%)

 

Final Pathology Diagnosis

 CIN* 3

22 (5%)

 

 CIN 2

45 (9%)

 

 CIN 1

184 (38%)

 

 Metaplasia/Inflammation

135 (28%)

 

 Other**

46 (9%)

 

Insufficient/No biopsy

55 (11%)

 

Number of HPV types in HPV positive specimens

 1

126 (28%)

2.6 (SD = 1.57)

 2

126 (28%)

Median = 2

 3

94 (21%)

 

 4

55 (12%)

 

 5

31 (7%)

 

 6+

26 (6%)

 

Number of 9-valent HPV vaccine types present

 0

184 (38%)

0.88 (SD = 0.87)

 1

205 (42%)

 

 2

76 (16%)

 

 3

19 (4%)

 

 4

4 (0.8%)

 
  1. *CIN Cervical intraepithelial neoplasia
  2. ** Other = Atrophy, Atypia, Negative