Epidemiology and Infection
- Epidemiology and Infection / Volume 140 / Issue 03 / March 2012, pp 466-473
- Copyright © Cambridge University Press 2011
- DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/S0950268811000720 (About DOI), Published online: 28 April 2011
Other viruses
Age factor and implication of human papillomavirus type-specific prevalence in women with normal cervical cytology
C. H. LAIa1 c1†, A. CHAOa1†, C. J. CHANGa2†, C. C. HUANGa1, L. C. WANGa1, S. HSUEHa3, C. T. LINa1, T. I. WUa1, M. S. JAOa1 and H. H. CHOUa1
a1 Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital and Chang Gung University College of Medicine, Taoyuan, Taiwan
a2 Graduate Institutes of Clinical Medical Sciences, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan, Taiwan
a3 Department of Pathology, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital and Chang Gung University College of Medicine, Taoyuan, Taiwan
SUMMARY
The prevalence and genotype distribution of human papillomavirus (HPV) infection in women with normal cervical cytology varies widely according to the population studied. Two non-overlapping population-based cohort studies of women aged ≥30 years for the periods 2008–2009 (n=5026) and 2004–2005 (n=10 014) were analysed. The prevalence rate of HPV was 11·0% (95% CI 10·5–11·6). HPV infection was significantly associated with age, menopausal status, and inversely associated with hormone replacement therapy. There was an increasing trend of α3/α15, α5/α6, and multiple HPV infections with increasing age. The five most common types were HPV52, 18, 53, 58 and 70, while HPV16, 31, 33 ranked 21st, 25th, and 16th, respectively, in the merged cohort with normal cytology (n=14 724). HPV16, 31, and 33 were significantly associated with abnormal cytology, which could have resulted in their rarity in the total merged cohort (n=15 040).
(Accepted March 23 2011)
(Online publication April 28 2011)
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c1 Author for correspondence: Professor C. H. Lai, M.D., Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Linkou Medical Center, 5 Fu-Shin St, Kueishan, Taoyuan 333, Taiwan. (Email: sh46erry@ms6.hinet.net)
Footnotes
† These authors contributed equally to this work.
