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Table 1 Odds ratios for predictors of adjunctive LBC uptake in NSW

From: Uptake of liquid-based cytology as an adjunct to conventional cytology for cervical screening in NSW, Australia: a cross-sectional and population-based cohort analysis

 

Number of women

LBC use %

Age-adjusted OR

95% CI

Fully adjusted OR*

95% CI

Age (years)

      

20-24

19,099

27.8

0.74

0.71-0.77

0.82

0.78-0.86

25-29

30,062

31.4

0.88

0.85-0.91

0.92

0.89-0.96

30-34

42,628

34.1

0.99

0.97-1.02

0.98

0.95-1.02

35-39

49,313

34.2

1

-

1

-

40-44

49,019

33.8

0.98

0.95-1.01

1.02

0.99-1.05

45-49

49,318

31.5

0.88

0.86-0.91

0.94

0.91-0.97

50-54

43,109

29.6

0.81

0.79-0.83

0.90

0.86-0.93

55-59

38,589

27.8

0.74

0.72-0.76

0.84

0.81-0.87

60+

38,336

25.2

0.65

0.63-0.67

0.79

0.76-0.82

P-value ‡

  

<0.001

 

<0.001

 

Area of residence

Major city

196,046

37.2

1

-

1

-

Inner regional

121,486

26.6

0.62

0.61-0.63

0.83

0.81-0.85

Outer regional

38,702

14.3

0.29

0.28-0.30

0.66

0.63-0.68

Remote or very remote

2,362

11.6

0.22

0.20-0.25

0.68

0.57-0.80

P-value ‡

  

<0.001

 

<0.001

 

Socioeconomic status

1st quintile (highest)

96,000

50.3

1

-

1

-

2nd quintile

68,520

35.4

0.54

0.53-0.55

0.68

0.66-0.70

3rd quintile

71,798

20.5

0.26

0.25-0.26

0.44

0.43-0.46

4th quintile

61,803

20.9

0.26

0.26-0.27

0.45

0.43-0.46

5th quintile (lowest)

60,475

17.9

0.22

0.21-0.22

0.41

0.40-0.42

P-value for trend ‡‡

<0.001

 

<0.001

 

Use of adjunctive LBC in index cytology

Conventional cytology only

249,037

13.9

1

-

1

-

Adjunctive LBC

106,819

70.9

15.13

14.87-15.40

13.58

13.33-13.84

P-value ‡

  

<0.001

 

<0.001

 

Result of index cervical cytology

Normal

324,432

29.8

1

-

1

-

Abnormal

21,009

49.9

2.42

2.35-2.49

2.62

2.53-2.72

Unsatisfactory

13,996

30.3

1.03

0.99-1.06

2.37

2.27-2.47

P-value ‡

  

<0.001

 

<0.001

 

Provider type for subsequent cytology

General practitioners

293,325

29.3

1

-

1

-

Gynaecologists

49,327

44.6

1.91

1.89-1.95

1.50

1.46-1.54

Other and unknown

2,764

21.0

0.65

0.59-0.71

0.73

0.65-0.82

P-value ‡

  

<0.001

 

<0.001

 
  1. *OR adjusted for age, index smear cytology result, index smear type of test (conventional cytology or conventional cytology with adjunctive LBC), SES, provider type, and area of residence.
  2. ‡ Obtained from global multivariable model.
  3. ‡‡Obtained from global multivariable model with test for trend performed.
  4. Predictors of adjunctive uptake in a cohort of 360,247 women aged 20-67 years, attending for cervical screening for an index cervical cytology in the period 1 July 2006 to 30 March 2008.
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