Table 2 Numbers (N) and proportions (%) of participants with ASC or ASCUS in capsule sponge specimens from oesophagus, by age and gender, in the asymptomatic population in Golestan Province, Iran

From: Pilot study of cytological testing for oesophageal squamous cell dysplasia in a high-risk area in Northern Iran

 

Men

Women

Total

Age groups (years)

ASCUS, N (%)

ASC, N (%)

All, N

ASCUS, N (%)

ASC, N (%)

All, N

ASCUS, N (%)

ASC, N (%)

All, N

<50

2 (6.7)

0 (0.0)

30

4 (7.4)

2 (3.7)

54

6 (7.1)

2 (2.4)

84

50–59

6 (10.9)

1 (1.8)

55

5 (6.0)

3 (3.6)

84

11 (7.9)

4 (2.9)

139

60–69

3 (9.1)

3 (9.1)

33

2 (6.9)

3 (10.3)

29

5 (8.1)

6 (9.7)

62

⩾70

0 (0.0)

0 (0.0)

9

0 (0.0)

1 (14.3)

7

0 (0.0)

1 (6.2)

16

Total

11 (8.7)

4 (3.1)

127

11 (6.3)

9 (5.2)

174

22 (7.3)

13 (4.3)

301

  1. Abbreviations: ASC=atypical squamous cells; ASCUS=atypical squamous cells of uncertain significance.
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