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Table 1 Selected characteristics of the colposcopies performed

From: Can biopsies be omitted after normal colposcopy in women referred with low-grade cervical cytology? A prospective cohort study

Education level of colposcopist

Nurse

51 (29.5%)

Resident

55 (31.8%)

Consultant

67 (38.7%)

Facility site

Randers Region Hospital

78 (45.1%)

Horsens Region Hospital

65 (37.6%)

Aalborg University Hospital

2 (1.2%)

Gynecological private practice

28 (16.2%)

Referral diagnosis

ASCUS

109 (63.0%)

LSIL

64 (37.0%)

HPV type determined

Yes

91 (52.6%)

No

82 (47.4%)

HPV type

HPV 16

5 (5.5%)

HPV 18

1 (1.1%)

HPV other high risk

69 (75.8%)

HPV 16 and other high risk

3 (3.3%)

HPV 18 and other high risk

2 (2.2%)

HPV 16, 18 and other high risk

1 (1.1%)

HPV tested – no HPV determined

10 (11.0%)

Former history of cervical dysplasia

Yes

55 (31.8%)

No

118 (68.2%)

Visibility of the Squamocolumnar junction

Yes (type 1)

100 (57.8%)

Partially (type 2)

26 (15.0%)

No (type 3)

47 (27.2%)

Median age

 

33.2 years (range 20–79)

Vaccination status

Vaccinated

95 (53.8%)

Not vaccinated

73 (42.2%)

Ongoing

3 (1.7%)

Undisclosed

4 (2.3%)

  1. HPV, Human papillomavirus