Intrinsic factors

ASCUS/HRHPV(-ve)

ASCUS/HRHPV(+ve)

Chi-squared

P -value

Inflammation

669 (71%)

273 (29%)

NS

Absent

117 (12.4%)

51 (5.4%)

Present

552 (58%)

273 (23.6%)

0.188

Reactive atypia

669 (71%)

273 (29%)

Absent

591 (62.7%)

227 (24.1%)

Present

78 (8.3%)

46 (4.9%)

4.57

0.033*

Atrophy

669 (71%)

273 (29%)

Absent

645 (68.5%)

267 (28.3%)

Present

24 (2.5%)

6 (0.6%)

1.214

0.27

Fungal infection

669 (71%)

273 (29%)

Absent

634 (67.3%)

248 (26.3%)

Present

35 (3.7%)

25 (2.7%)

5.01

0.025*

Trichomonas vaginalis

669 (71%)

273 (29%)

Absent

667 (70.8)

270 (28.7%)

Present

2 (0.2%)

3 (0.3%)

2.35

NS

Blood

669 (71%)

273 (29%)

Absent

499 (53%)

194 (20.6%)

Present

170 (18%)

79 (8.4%)

1.24

NS

Shift in flora

669 (71%)

273 (29%)

Absent

578 (61.4%)

203 (21.5%)

Present

91 (9.7%)

70 (7.4%)

19.83

<0.001*

Contributing factors

Combination codea

Influenceb

Limited by obscuring factors (Recodespeci2)

0.3914509

Atrophic epithelial changes. Moderate inflammation. Blood++.

1

(Old) blood++

1

0.2688663

Atrophic epithelial changes are evident. Blood.

2

Atrophy. Blood. Moderate inflammation.

2

0.2444535

Shift in vaginal flora. Mild inflammation.

3

Atrophic smear.Moderate to severe inflammation.Blood+.

3

0.0676442

Abundant blood. Shift in vaginal bacterial flora.

4

Blood +

4

0.0676427

Abundant blood. Shift in vaginal flora.

5

Background blood.

5

0.0676427

Blood++. Moderate inflammation.

0.0676426

blood2

0.051097

Atrophic smear. Mild inflammation.

6

(Old) blood++

6

0.0169809

Atrophic smear.Moderate to severe inflammation.Blood+.

0.0169792

p

0

1

0

78

33

1

191

634