Table 2 Socio-demographic characteristics of study participants
Normal (n = 241) | Borderline* (n = 23) | CIN1 (n = 84) | CIN2/3 (n = 203) | VIN2/3 (n = 42) | GW (n = 186) | GW history (n = 62) | Total (n = 841) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Age in years | ||||||||
Mean (SD) | 40.4 (10.1) | 35.6 (9.0) | 32.9 (9.6) | 31.7 (8.1) | 44.8 (10.0) | 28.0 (9.2) | 28.4 (7.8) | 34.0 (10.6) |
Sex, n (%) | ||||||||
Female | 241 (100.0) | 23 (100.0) | 84 (100.00) | 203 (100.0) | 42 (100.0) | 101 (54.3) | 39 (62.9) | 733 (87.2) |
Male | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 85 (45.7) | 23 (37.1) | 108 (12.8) |
Level of education, n (%) | ||||||||
Secondary education (5–7years of education) | 109 (45.2) | 8 (34.8) | 25 (29.8) | 66 (32.5) | 17 (40.5) | 57 (30.6) | 17 (27.4) | 299 (35.6) |
Further education (≥8 years of education) | 132 (54.8) | 15 (65.2) | 58 (69.0) | 137 (67.5) | 23 (54.8) | 129 (69.4) | 45 (72.6) | 539 (64.1) |
Other† | 0 | 0 | 1 (1.2) | 0 | 2 (4.8) | 0 | 0 | 3 (0.4) |
Employment status, n (%) | ||||||||
Employed full-time | 95 (39.4) | 12 (52.2) | 42 (50.0) | 104 (51.2) | 16 (38.1) | 97 (52.2) | 38 (61.3) | 404 (48.0) |
Employed part-time | 63 (26.1) | 5 (21.7) | 15 (17.9) | 30 (14.8) | 8 (19.0) | 14 (7.5) | 3 (4.8) | 138 (16.4) |
Retired | 11 (4.6) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 (4.8) | 0 | 0 | 13 (1.5) |
Student | 4 (1.7) | 1 (4.3) | 8 (9.5) | 12 (5.9) | 1 (2.4) | 45 (24.2) | 10 (16.1) | 81 (9.6) |
Other‡ | 68 (28.2) | 5 (21.7) | 19 (22.6) | 57 (28.1) | 15 (35.7) | 30 (16.1) | 11 (17.7) | 205 (24.4) |
Marital status, n (%) | ||||||||
Single | 36 (14.9) | 11 (47.8) | 35 (41.7) | 75 (36.9) | 9 (21.4) | 134 (72.0) | 45 (72.6) | 345 (41.0) |
Married | 138 (57.3) | 5 (21.7) | 25 (29.8) | 60 (29.6) | 21 (50.0) | 10 (5.4) | 1 (1.6) | 260 (30.9) |
Cohabiting | 45 (18.7) | 2 (8.7) | 15 (17.9) | 47 (23.2) | 7 (16.7) | 28 (15.1) | 10 (16.1) | 154 (18.3) |
Divorced/separated/widowed | 22 (9.1) | 5 (21.7) | 9 (10.7) | 21 (10.3) | 5 (11.9) | 14 (7.5) | 6 (9.7) | 82 (9.8) |
Sexual relationship status, n (%) | ||||||||
Current partner | 210 (87.1) | 15 (65.2) | 59 (70.2) | 165 (81.3) | 33 (78.6) | 117 (62.9) | 35 (56.5) | 634 (75.4) |
No current partner | 31 (12.9) | 8 (34.8) | 25 (29.8) | 38 (18.7) | 9 (21.4) | 69 (37.1) | 27 (43.5) | 207 (24.6) |