Research Article

Age-Stratified Analysis of Vaginal Microbiota Dysbiosis and the Relationship with HPV Viral Load in HPV-Positive Women

Table 1

Characteristics of 388 HPV-positive women in different age distribution ( (%)).

<50
≥50
value

Age
41.5 (±10.7)
Menopause status6 (1.9)76 (93.8)<0.001
Biopsy
 Normal34 (11.1)14 (17.3)0.452
 LSIL/CIN138 (12.4)9 (11.1)
 HSIL/CIN286 (28.0)19 (23.5)
 HSIL/CIN3122 (39.7)29 (35.8)
 SCC/AIS27 (8.8)10 (12.3)
Cytology
 NILM160 (52.1)42 (51.9)0.849
 ASCUS/LSIL69 (22.5)14 (17.3)
 ASC-H+78 (25.4)25 (30.7)
CST type
 I81 (26.4)6 (7.4)<0.001
 II3 (1.0)2 (2.5)
 III120 (39.1)18 (22.2)
 IV94 (30.6)54 (66.7)
 V9 (2.9)1 (1.2)
HPV viral load
 Log (all); , median (IQR)4.79 (3.79-5.68)4.60 (3.37-5.75)0.436
 Log (16/18); , median (IQR)1.44 (0-4.82)1.52 (0-4.44)0.556
 Log (hrHPV); , median (IQR)4.78 (3.68-5.66)4.52 (3.30-5.72)0.365
Multiple HPV types
 Yes90 (29.3)30 (37.0)0.181
 No217 (70.7)51 (63.0)
HR-HPV
 HPV16/18(+)142 (47.5)36 (46.2)0.833
 Other HR(+)157 (52.5)42 (53.8)

LSIL: low-grade squamous intraepithelial lesion; HSIL: high-grade squamous intraepithelial lesion; CIN: cervical intraepithelial neoplasia; SCC: squamous cell carcinoma; AIS: adenocarcinoma in situ; NILM: negative for intraepithelial lesions or malignancy; ASCUS: atypical squamous cells of undetermined significance ASC-H: atypical squamous cell-cannot exclude HSIL; CST: community state types.