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Table 5 Possible predictors of cervical and oral human papillomavirus (HPV) infection, stratified by HPV status in human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-positive women

From: Cervical and oral human papillomavirus infection in women living with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and matched HIV-negative controls in Brazil

Predictors of HPV infection

HPV+ (N = 56)

OR (CI)

P

Cervical HPV+ (N = 51)

OR (CI)

P

Oral HPV+ (N = 11)

OR (CI)

P

N (%)

N (%)

N (%)

Age (years)

 18–29

7/13 (58.4)

1

–

7/13 (58.3)

1

 

0/13 (0)

–

–

 30–50

35/76 (46.1)

0.60 (0.19–2.01)

0.53

30/76 (39.5)

0.46 (0.15–1.54)

0.34

8/76 (10.5)

1

 

  > 50

14/27 (51.8)

0.76 (0.20–3.02)

0.74

14/27 (51.8)

0.76 (0.19–3.03)

0.74

3/27 (11.1)

1.06 (0.26–4.33)

> 0.99

Race

 White

24/48 (50.0)

0.54 (0.16–1.69)

0.39

22/48 (45.8)

0.46 (0.14–1.45)

0.26

6/48 (12.5)

2.28 (0.25–20.51)

0.66

 Brown

21/49 (42.9)

0.40 (0.12–1.26)

0.16

18/49 (36.7)

0.31 (0.09–0.99)

0.05

4/49 (8.2)

1.42 (0.14–13.70)

> 0.99

 Black

11/17 (64.7)

1

–

11/17 (64.7)

1

 

1/17 (5.9)

1

 

 Asian

0 (0)

–

–

0 (0)

–

–

0 (0)

–

–

Sexual debut (years)

  < 16

22/45 (48.9)

1

–

21/45 (46.7)

1

 

4/ (8.9)

1

 

  ≥ 16

34/70 (48.6)

0.98 (0.47–2.06)

1

30/70 (42.9)

1.16 (0.55–2.44)

0.70

7/70 (10.0)

1.14 (0.31–4.13)

> 0.99

Smoking status

 Never smoker

26/56 (46.4)

1.64 (0.62–4.08)

0.35

25/56 (44.6)

2.11 (0.80–5.58)

0.16

3/56 (5.4)

0.49 (0.09–2.60)

0.40

 Current smoker

20/30 (66.7)

3.80 (1.22–10.42)

0.01

18/30 (60.0)

3.94 (1.31–11.76)

0.01

5/30 (16.7)

1.73 (0.38–7.02)

0.70

 Ex-smoker

10/29 (34.5)

1

–

8/29 (27.6)

1

 

3/29 (10.3)

1

 

Lifetime number of sexual partners

  < 5

25/51 (49.0)

1

–

25/51 (49.0)

1

 

5/51 (9.8)

1

 

  ≥ 5

31/64 (48.4)

0.97 (0.48–1.98)

1

26/64 (40.6)

0.71 (0.34–1.50)

0.45

6/64 (9.4)

1.19 (0.31–4.46)

> 0.99

Use of hormonal Contraceptives

 Yes

11/20 (55.0)

1

–

9/20 (45.0)

1

 

2/20 (10.0)

1

 

 No

45/95 (47.4)

0.73 (0.29–1.98)

0.9

42/95 (44.2)

0.96 (0.36–2.55)

> 0.99

9/95 (9.5)

0.94 (0.18–4.73)

> 0.99

  1. OR = Odds ratio; CI = confidence interval