Table 3

Combined effect of years since first intercourse and recent number of partners on risk of HPV (any type)

No (% positve)Crude ORAdjusted OR (95% CI)
*95% CI excludes 1.0; Adjusted OR, odds ratio adjusted for age and lifetime number of partners; Years since first intercourse, few ≤ 9 and many ≥ 10; Number of partners last year, few ≤ 9 and many ≥ 10.
“Many years” since 1st intercourse/“few” partners last year32 (28)1.0 1.0
“Many years” since 1st intercourse/“many” partners last year4 (25)0.9 0.7 (0.06 to 8.4)
“Few years” since 1st intercourse/“few” partners last year139 (45)2.1 5.2 (1.1 to 25.5)
“Few years” since 1st intercourse/“many” partners last year23 (70)5.8*14.3 (2.3 to 87.3)