Research Article

The Classification of the Persistent Infection Risk for Human Papillomavirus among HIV-Negative Men Who Have Sex with Men: Trajectory Model Analysis

Table 2

Comparison of expected and observed outcomes in three groups of HPV infection as suggested by GBTM among 361 HIV-negative MSM in Urumqi, China.

ExpectedObserved value
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Decreased group16144.617548.51.8840.390
Flat group17949.616144.6
Increased group215.8256.9

MSM: men who have sex with men; HIV: human immunodeficiency virus; HPV: human papillomavirus; GBTM: group-based trajectory modeling; expected outcomes: as suggested by GBTM; observed outcomes: as suggested by HPV infection classification. Decreased group: trajectory 1; flat group: trajectory 2; increased group: trajectory 3 in the GBTM.