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Table 2 The Pap smear cytology results of the obese and non-obese women

From: Association between obesity and abnormal Papanicolau(Pap) smear cytology results in a resource-poor Nigerian setting

Pap smear cytology

Obese women [N = 200(%)]

Non-obese women [N = 200(%)]

NILM

152 (76)

182 (91)

ASCUS

10 (5)

6 (3)

LSIL

25 (12.5)

7 (3.5)

HSIL

13 (6.5)

5 (2.5)

Prevalence of cervical epithelial cell abnormalities among the study participants was 16.5%

  1. NILM Negative to squamous intraepithelial lesion or malignancy, ASCUS Atypical squamous cells of undetermined significance, LSIL Low-grade squamous intraepithelial lesion, HSIL High-grade squamous intraepithelial lesion