Table 1 Selected demographic and behavior variables for genital HPV transmission in study couples from rural Anyang, China, 2009-2013.

From: Transmission of genital human papillomavirus infection in couples: a population-based cohort study in rural China

  

Male

  

Female

 

Variable

Total N = 874

Included in concordance analysis N=406

Included in transmission incidence analysis N=296

Total N=874

Included in concordance analysis N=406

Included in transmission incidence analysis N=296

 

n (%)

n (%)

n (%)

n (%)

n (%)

n (%)

Age at enrollment (years)

Median (IQR)

44 (37-54)

44 (38-54)

44 (39-54)

44 (37-53)

44 (38-53)

44 (39-52.5)

≤45

505 (57.8)

239 (58.9)

167 (56.4)

507 (58.0)

237 (58.4)

165 (55.7)

>45

369 (42.2)

167 (41.1)

129 (43.6)

367 (42.0)

169 (41.6)

131 (44.3)

P value a

-

0.545b

0.560c

-

0.839b

0.331c

Education level

Primary school or below

242 (27.7)

109 (26.8)

80 (27.0)

438 (50.1)

198 (48.8)

150 (50.7)

Junior middle. School

472 (54.0)

221 (54.4)

158 (53.4)

343 (39.2)

167 (41.1)

115 (38.9)

Above junior middle. school

110 (12.6)

53 (13.1)

43 (14.5)

53 (6.1)

30 (7.4)

26 (8.8)

Unknown

50 (5.7)

23 (5.7)

15 (5.1)

40 (4.6)

11 (2.7)

5 (1.7)

P value a

-

0.839b

0.492c

-

0.238b

0.080c

Job type

Farmer

331 (37.9)

157 (38.7)

118 (39.9)

772 (88.3)

359 (88.4)

266 (89.9)

Worker in local area

261 (29.9)

121 (29.8)

90 (30.4)

49 (5.6)

24 (5.9)

18 (6.1)

Worker outside local area

264 (30.2)

124 (30.5)

84 (28.4)

24 (2.7)

13 (3.2)

8 (2.7)

Unknown

18 (2.1)

4 (1.0)

4 (1.4)

29 (3.3)

10 (2.5)

4 (1.4)

P value a

-

0.967b

0.612c

-

0.725b

0.941c

No. of lifetime sexual partners

≤1

759 (86.8)

345 (85.0)

253 (85.5)

838 (95.9)

392 (96.5)

289 (97.6)

>1

97 (11.1)

57 (14.0)

39 (13.2)

7 (0.8)

4 (1.0)

3 (1.0)

Unknown

18 (2.1)

4 (1.0)

4 (1.4)

29 (3.3)

10 (2.5)

4 (1.4)

P value a

-

0.013b

0.179c

-

0.712b

0.643c

Persistent HPV infection

No

-

342 (84.2)

243 (82.1)

-

387 (95.3)

283(95.6)

Yes

-

64 (15.8)

53 (17.9)

-

19 (4.7)

13(4.4)

P value a

-

-

-

-

-

-

Frequency of sexual intercourse (per week)

≤1

441 (50.5)

211 (52.0)

151 (51.0)

527 (60.3)

251 (61.8)

183(61.8)

2

186 (21.3)

86 (21.1)

68 (23.0)

116 (13.3)

53 (13.1)

41(13.9)

>2

125 (14.3)

53 (13.1)

39 (13.2)

125 (14.3)

56 (13.8)

39(13.2)

Unknown

122 (14.0)

56 (13.8)

38 (12.8)

106 (12.1)

46 (11.3)

33(11.1)

P value a

-

0.557b

0.620c

-

0.818b

0.729c

  1. aP values were derived from the Chi-square test.
  2. bComparison of couples included in concordance analysis (N = 406) and not included (N = 468).
  3. cComparison of couples included in transmission analysis (N = 296) and not included (N = 578).
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