Table 1.

Descriptive characteristics of the routine-screening population and colposcopy population participants

Characteristicn%
Routine-screening population
Age, years
  50–545526.8
  55–598139.5
  60–646933.7
Menopausal statusa
  Pre-menopausal52.7
  Peri-menopausal94.9
  Post-menopausal15082.4
  Not reported/unknown189.9
Colposcopy population
Age, years
  35–491315.7
  50–543339.8
  55–592226.5
  60–701518.1
Reason for referral population study eligibility
  Confirmed CIN2+ on biopsy1518.1
  Moderate dyskaryosis on cytology910.8
  Severe dyskaryosis on cytology44.8
  HPV triageb5566.3
Age of women with CIN2+, years
  35–49527.8
  50–54633.3
  55–59316.7
  60–70422.2

  • ↵a Derived from questionnaire data, therefore, the total number of women is 182.

  • ↵b Mild dyskaryosis or borderline changes and HPV positive — 44 women with recent HPV triage, 11 women in follow-up for HPV triage. CIN = cervical intraepithelial neoplasia. HPV = human papillomavirus.