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Table 1 HPV incidence for the different age groups

From: Incidence of oncogenic HPV and HPV-related dysplasia five years after a negative HPV test by self-sampling in elderly women

Current age, years

HPV negative five years ago

n

Self-sampling

n (%)

HPV test 1 positive

n (%)

HPV test 2 positive

n (%)

65

210

196

(93.3)

7

(3.6)

3

(1.5)

70

219

162

(74.0)

3

(1.9)

2

(1.2)

75

197

159

(80.7)

4

(2.5)

1

(0.6)

80

178

115

(64.6)

4

(3.5)

2

(1.7)

Total

804

632

(78.6)

18

(2.8)

8

(1.3)

  1. In total 804 women were eligible for and invited to this study and 632 women did send a sample. Of them 18 had a positive first HPV test and the second test ended up with 8 that were still HPV positive