Research Article
Comparison of Expectant and Excisional/Ablative Management of Cervical Intraepithelial Neoplasia Grade 2 (CIN2) in the Era of HPV Testing
Table 2
Risk factors and other characteristics in initial conservative management group.
| | Variables | Total | Regression | Persistence | Progression | value across 3 groups |
| | Number of patients | 172 | 133 (77.3%) | 23 (13.4%) | 16 (9.3%) | | | Median age at referral (years) (range) | 27.5 (21–46) | 28 (21–46) | 28 (24–42) | 25.5 (24–37) | 0.135 | | Smoking | | | | | N/A | | Yes | 50 (29.1%) | 38 (28.6%) | 7 (30.4%) | 5 (31.3%) | | No | 111 (64.5%) | 85 (63.9%) | 15 (65.2%) | 11 (68.8%) | | Not available | 11 (6.4%) | 10 (7.5%) | 1 (4.3%) | 0 (0%) | | Parity | | | | | N/A | | Nulliparous | 147 (85.4%) | 116 (87.2%) | 19 (82.6%) | 12 (75.0%) | | Parous | 25 (14.5%) | 17 (12.8%) | 4 (17.4%) | 4 (25.0%) | | Immunosuppression | | | | | N/A | | Yes | 4 (2.3%) | 4 (3.0%) | 0 | 0 | | No | 168 (97.7%) | 129 (97.0%) | 23 (100%) | 16 (100%) | | Median Interval between referral and discharge (months) (range) | 16.4 (3.9–51.3) | 17.2 (3.9–43.2) | 15.1 (4.5–51.3) | 18.1 (13.3–36.8) | 0.529 | | Median number of visits prior to discharge (range) | 3 (2–8) | 3 (2–6) | 4 (4–8) | 4 (4–6) | <0.001 |
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N/A = not applicable.
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