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Table 1 Baseline characteristics of the study participants

From: Clinical characteristics and risk factors to high-grade vaginal intraepithelial neoplasia: a single-institution study

Characteristic

Total (n = 1819)

high-grade CIN

high-grade VaIN

P-value

(n = 1665)

(n = 154)

Age, Mean ± SD

37.2 ± 10.3

36.7 ± 10.0

42.1 ± 12.4

< 0.001

Age, year,n (%)

   

< 0.001

 <25

111 ( 6.1)

104 (6.2)

7 (4.5)

 

 25–29

345 (19.0)

326 (19.6)

19 (12.3)

 

 30–39

763 (41.9)

714 (42.9)

49 (31.8)

 

 40–49

354 (19.5)

323 (19.4)

31 (20.1)

 

 50–59

175 ( 9.6)

140 (8.4)

35 (22.7)

 

 60–65

50 ( 2.7)

41 (2.5)

9 (5.8)

 

 >65

21 ( 1.2)

17 (1)

4 (2.6)

 

Sexual life year, Mean ± SD

16.1 ± 9.8

15.7 ± 9.5

20.7 ± 11.8

< 0.001

Sexual life year, n (%)

   

0.01

 ≤ 1

26 ( 1.4)

24 (1.4)

2 (1.3)

 

 2–3

59 ( 3.2)

53 (3.2)

6 (3.9)

 

 4–10

499 (27.4)

473 (28.4)

26 (16.9)

 

 >10

1208 (66.4)

1093 (65.6)

115 (74.7)

 

 NA

27 ( 1.5)

22 (1.3)

5 (3.2)

 

First sexual life age, Mean ± SD

21.1 ± 2.9

21.1 ± 2.9

21.7 ± 3.0

0.02

Sex mate number, Mean ± SD

2.1 ± 1.6

2.1 ± 1.6

1.9 ± 1.7

0.113

Menopausal status, n (%)

   

< 0.001

 NO

1654 (90.9)

1540 (92.5)

114 (74)

 

 YES

165 ( 9.1)

125 (7.5)

40 (26)

 

Contraceptive, n (%)

   

0.079

 NO

584 (32.1)

522 (31.4)

62 (40.3)

 

 YES

1233 (67.8)

1141 (68.5)

92 (59.7)

 

Gravidity, Mean ± SD

2.6 ± 1.9

2.6 ± 1.8

3.1 ± 2.2

< 0.001

Parity, Mean ± SD

1.4 ± 1.1

1.4 ± 1.1

1.8 ± 1.3

< 0.001

Family history of cancer, n (%)

212 (11.8)

186 (11.3)

26 (17.1)

0.032

Clinical manifestation, n (%)

   

< 0.001

 NO

1337 (73.7)

1205 (72.5)

132 (85.7)

 

 YES

478 (26.3)

456 (27.5)

22 (14.3)

 

Abnormal eukorrhea, n (%)

257 (14.1)

247 (14.8)

10 (6.5)

0.004

Abnormal bleeding, n (%)

247 (13.6)

234 (14.1)

13 (8.4)

0.052

Prior cervical treatment, n (%)

   

< 0.001

 NO

1645 (90.4)

1554 (93.3)

91 (59.1)

 

 YES

174 ( 9.6)

111 (6.7)

63 (40.9)

 

TCT,n (%)

   

0.006

 NILM

566 (31.1)

508 (30.5)

58 (37.7)

 

 ASC-US/AGC

359 (19.7)

337 (20.2)

22 (14.3)

 

 LSIL

419 (23.0)

370 (22.2)

49 (31.8)

 

 ASC-H

189 (10.4)

179 (10.8)

10 (6.5)

 

 HSIL

277 (15.2)

262 (15.7)

15 (9.7)

 

 AIS/SCC

9 ( 0.5)

9 (0.5)

0 (0)

 

HPV,n (%)

   

0.619

 HPV(-)

52 ( 2.9)

49 (2.9)

3 (1.9)

 

 HPV(+)

1767 (97.1)

1616 (97.1)

151 (98.1)

 

Single HPV infection, n (%)

1161 (63.8)

1071 (64.3)

90 (58.4)

0.146

Multiple HPV infection, n (%)

607 (33.4)

546 (32.8)

61 (39.6)

0.086

Subtotal hysterectomy, n (%)

28 ( 1.5)

1 (0.1)

27 (17.5)

< 0.001

Prior CIN treatment,n (%)

   

< 0.001

 NO

1716 (94.3)

1601 (96.2)

115 (74.7)

 

 YES

103 ( 5.7)

64 (3.8)

39 (25.3)

 

Prior CC treatment,n (%)

   

< 0.001

 NO

1809 (99.5)

1665 (100)

144 (93.5)

 

 YES

10 ( 0.5)

0 (0)

10 (6.5)

 
  1. Data are expressed as number of events (percentage) or mean ± standard deviation
  2. Abbreviations: ASCU atypical squamous cells undetermined significance, AGC atypical glandular cell, LSIL low-grade squamous intraepithelial lesion, ASC-H atypical squamous cells cannot exclude high‐grade squamous intraepithelial lesion, HSIL High-grade squamous intraepithelial lesion, SCC squamous cell carcinoma, CIN cervical intraepithelial neoplasia, HPV human papillomavirus, VAIN vaginal intraepithelial neoplasia, HPV human papillomavirus, VaIN vaginal intraepithelial neoplasia, CIN cervical intraepithelial neoplasia, CC cervical cancer