Relation between presence of antibody and HPV DNA
| Antibody presence | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HPV DNA | Total | HPV-16 | HPV-18 | HPV-33 | Any |
| OR = odds ratio; CI = confidence interval. | |||||
| Any = samples positive in ELISA test with any of the VLPs used (VLP-16, -18, -33). | |||||
| There was no statistically significant difference in the presence of HPV DNA and HPV specific antibodies between the groups of cases and controls. | |||||
| Positive | 65 | 12 (18.5%) | 13 (20%) | 13 (20%) | 21 (32.3%) |
| Negative | 259 | 24 (9.3%) | 25 (9.7%) | 22 (8.5%) | 42 (16.2%) |
| OR | 2.2 | 2.3 | 2.7 | 2.5 | |
| CI | 1.0 to 4.7 | 1.1 to 4.9 | 1.3 to 5.7 | 1.3 to 4.6 | |
| p Value | <0.05 | <0.05 | <0.05 | <0.01 | |