Cervical microbiota in women with cervical intra-epithelial neoplasia, prior to and after local excisional treatment, a Norwegian cohort study

Table 1 Characteristics of participants by groups

Characteristics	LEEP group N=89		Reference group N=100		p
Age, years median (IQR)	36 (31-42)		47 (38-56)		<0.001¹
	n	%	n	%
Age < 46 years	75	84	48	48	<0.001²
Smoking					<0.001²
None	48	54	82	83
1-10 / day	8	9	8	8
>10 / day	33	37	9	9
Unknown	0		1
Contraceptive use					<0.001²
None	39	44	73	73
Hormonal IUD	20	22	14	14
Copper IUD	7	8	6	6
Contraceptive pills/plaster	17	19	3	3
Condom	0	0	2	2
Vaginal Hormonal Ring	1	1	0	0
Gestagen injection	2	2	2	2
Sterilisation	3	3	0	0
Hormonal contraceptive	40	45	19	19	<0.001²
Marital status					<0.001²
Married/cohabiting	49	55	79	79
Single/living alone	40	45	21	21
Education					0.09²
9-14 years of education	60	68	56	56
>14 years of education	28	32	44	44
Unknown	1		0

¹Independent t-test
²Chisquare test
Abbreviations IUD intrauterine device, LEEP Loop Electrosurgical Excisional Procedure, n number

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