Prevalence of high-risk human papillomavirus and abnormal pap smears in female sex workers compared to the general population in Antwerp, Belgium

Table 2 Cytological results of FSWs compared to age-matched controls according to different age groups

Age groups		NILM	ASC-US	AGC	LSIL	ASC-H	HSIL	Total	p-value*
<21	Controls	136	8		5		0	149	<0.001
<21	FSWs	80	36		32		1	149	<0.001
21–25	Controls	333	25	1	25	2	4	390	<0.001
21–25	FSWs	272	50	0	57	2	9	390	<0.001
26–30	Controls	297	16	0	17	2	9	341	0.022
26–30	FSWs	275	34	1	24	1	6	341	0.022
31–35	Controls	166	7	0	8	4	2	187	<0.001
31–35	FSWs	134	21	2	22	3	5	187	<0.001
36–40	Controls	115	6		2		0	123	<0.001
36–40	FSWs	92	17		11		3	123	<0.001
>40	Controls	132	7	3	2		0	144	0.004
>40	FSWs	112	15	0	14		3	144	0.004
Total	Controls	1179	69	4	59	8	15	1334	<0.001
Total	FSWs	965	173	3	160	6	27	1334	<0.001

AGC atypical glandular cells, ASC-H atypical squamous cells cannot exclude high-grade squamous intraepithelial lesions, ASCUS atypical squamous cells of undetermined significance, HSIL high-grade squamous intraepithelial lesions, LSIL low-grade squamous intraepithelial lesions
*: p-value is calculated using Chi Square based on cased of NILM, ASC-US and combined categories of AGC, LSIL, ASC-H and HSIL

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