“Blind” compared to guided smears* | Second compared to first smears* | |
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*Odds ratio (95% CI). | ||
†Effect examined for all 151 participants. | ||
‡Effect examined only for 120 participants with two adequate smears. | ||
§Smears with a diagnosis of ASCUS, LGSIL or HGSIL were classified as positive | ||
¶OR and 95% CI could not be calculated because of a zero cell. | ||
Smear cytologically adequate† | 6.93 (1.92 to 24.94) | 0.87 (0.24 to 3.12) |
Positive cytological diagnosis‡§ | 1.67 (0.60 to 4.66) | 0.48 (0.17 to 1.33) |
No contamination of smear‡ | 1.51 (0.69 to 3.32) | 0.76 (0.34 to 1.67) |
No squamous cells detected‡ | 0.20 (0.04 to 0.94) | 0.82 (0.18 to 3.75) |
No rectal cells detected‡ | 0.64 (0.32 to 1.28) | 1.28 (0.64 to 2.56) |
No metaplastic cells detected‡ | 0.12 (0.03 to 0.54) | NA¶ |