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Table 3 Seroprevalence of antibodies to HPV-16 and- 18 L1, E6 and E7 proteins in infection unrelated cancer controls in HIV-positive women

From: HPV types 16/18 L1 E6 and E7 proteins seropositivity and cervical cancer risk in HIV-positive and HIV-negative black South African women

Characteristics

 

Serology markers

Total

  

HPV-16

HPV-18

N = 667

HPV-16 L1

(%)

HPV-18 L1

(%)

E6

(%)

E7

(%)

E6 & E7

(%)

E6

(%)

E7

(%)

E6 & E7

(%)

Overall seroprevalence

 

15.9

15.7

2.4

3.3

0.5

1.5

3.2

0.2

Demographic

         

Age

         

25–34

136

24 (17.7)

15 (11.0)

5 (3.7)

5 (3.7)

1 (0.8)

1 (0.7)

1 (0.7)

0 (0.0)

35–44

300

42 (14.0)

50 (16.7)

7 (2.3)

12 (4.0)

1 (0.4)

5 (1.7)

10 (3.3)

0 (0.0)

45–54

231

40 (17.3)

40 (17.3)

4 (1.7)

5 (2.2)

1 (0.5)

4 (1.7)

10 (4.3)

1 (0.5)

Chi-square trend (p value)

 

0.896

0.137

0.254

0.191

0.719

0.490

0.067

0.236

Place of residence

Rural

28

2 (7.1)

4 (14.3)

0 (0.0)

1 (3.6)

0 (0.0)

1 (3.6)

1 (3.6)

0 (0.0)

Urban

639

104 (16.3)

101 (15.8)

16 (2.5)

21 (3.3)

3 (0.5)

9 (1.4)

20 (3.1)

1 (0.2)

Chi-square heterogeneity age-adjusted (p value)

 

0.218

0.797

0.399

0.982

0.724

0.376

0.912

0.856

Period of interview

1995–1999

7

1 (14.3)

1 (14.3)

1(14.3)

0 (0.0)

0 (0.0)

0 (0.0)

0 (0.0)

0 (0.0)

2000–2004

90

9 (10.0)

11 (12.2)

4 (4.4)

4 (4.4)

1 (1.2)

3 (3.3)

1 (1.1)

1 (1.1)

2005–2009

230

32 (13.9)

36 (15.7

5 (2.2)

7 (3.0)

0 (0.0)

4 (1.7)

7 (3.0)

0 (0.0)

2010–2016

340

64 (18.8)

57 (16.8)

6 (1.8)

11 (3.2)

2 (0.6)

3 (0.8)

13 (3.8)

0 (0.0)

Chi-square heterogeneity age-adjusted (p value)

 

0.138

0.872

0.109

0.898

0.572

0.287

0.701

0.036

Marital Status

Never Married

231

38 (16.5)

36 (15.6)

4 (1.7)

4 (1.7)

0 (0.0)

1 (0.4)

5 (2.2)

0 (0.0)

Married

257

32 (12.5)

35 (13.6)

8 (3.1)

12 (4.7)

1 (0.4)

4 (1.6)

8 (3.1)

0 (0.0)

Ever married

179

36 (20.1)

34 (19.0)

4 (2.2)

6 (3.4)

2 (1.2)

5 (2.8)

8 (4.5)

1 (0.6)

Chi-square heterogeneity age-adjusted (p value)

 

0.101

0.448

0.573

0.171

0.178

0.188

0.673

0.488

Education Level

None

24

2 (7.4)

1 (3.7)

1 (3.7)

0 (0.0)

0 (0.0)

0 (0.0)

0 (0.0)

0 (0.0)

Primary

134

21 (15.7)

23 (17.2)

2 (1.5)

3 (2.2)

0 (0.0)

4 (3.0)

4 (3.0)

0 (0.0)

Secondary and above

505

83 (16.4)

81 (16.0)

13 (2.6)

19 (3.8)

3 (0.6)

6 (1.2)

17 (3.4)

1 (0.2)

Chi-square adjusted for age trend (p value)

 

0.380

0.169

0.731

0.543

0.611

0.339

0.416

0.701

Sexual/ reproductive history

         

Parity

0

22

9 (40.9)

5 (22.7)

0 (0.0)

0 (0.0)

0 (0.0)

0 (0.0)

0 (0.0)

0 (0.0)

1

142

20 (14.1)

15 (10.6)

3 (2.1)

7 (4.9)

0 (0.0)

0 (0.0)

1 (0.7)

0 (0.0)

2

188

38 (20.2)

30 (16.0)

6 (3.2)

8 (4.3)

2 (1.1)

3 (1.6)

8 (4.3)

1 (0.6)

3

148

17 (11.5)

27 (18.2)

3 (2.0)

5 (3.4)

1 (0.7)

4 (2.7)

7 (4.7)

0 (0.0)

4 + 

131

17 (13.0)

21 (16.0)

3 (2.3)

2 (1.5)

0 (0.0)

2 (1.5)

4 (3.1)

0 (0.0)

Chi-square adjusted for age trend (p value)

 

0.022

0.688

0.614

0.340

0.932

0.294

0.347

0.373

Number of sexual partners

0–1

21

3 (14.3)

4 (19.1)

1 (4.8)

2 (9.5)

0 (0.0)

0 (0.0)

1 (4.8)

0 (0.0)

2–5

355

55 (15.5)

52 (14.7)

5 (1.4)

9 (2.5)

0 (0.0)

8 (2.3)

8 (2.3)

1 (0.3)

6 + 

109

20 (18.4)

19 (17.4)

5 (4.6)

3 (2.8)

1 (1.0)

1 (0.9)

3 (2.8)

0 (0.0)

Chi-square adjusted for age trend (p value)

 

0.869

0.875

0.260

0.518

0.041

0.143

0.291

0.602

Unknown

182

28 (15.4)

30 (16.5)

5 (2.8)

8 (4.4)

2 (1.2)

1 (0.6)

9 (5.0)

0 (0.0)