Human Papillomavirus Prevalence in Oral and Oropharyngeal Rinse and Gargle Specimens of Dental Patients and of an HIV-Positive Cohort from Pretoria, South Africa
Table 2
Tobacco and alcohol use in both participant groups.
Variable
Category
Overall
Group
Dental clinic
HIV clinic
value for the between-group test
n = 221 (%)
n = 149 (%)
n = 72 (%)
Ever used tobacco
No
156
70.6
104
69.8
52
72.2
0.75
Yes
65
29.4
45
30.2
20
27.8
Current smoker
No
185
83.7
121
81.2
64
88.9
0.18
Yes
36
16.3
28
18.8
8
11.1
Number of cigarettes per day-grouped (if current smoker; n = 36)
1–3
11
31
8
29.6
3
37.5
0.60
4–8
14
40
10
37.0
4
50.0
9 or more
10
29
9
33.3
1
15.5
Unknown
1
Ever used alcohol
No
100
45.2
69
46.3
31
43.1
0.67
Yes
121
54.8
80
53.7
41
56.9
Last alcoholic drink-grouped (if use alcohol; n = 121)
1–7 days
44
36.4
28
35.0
16
39.0
0.049 (V = 0.22)
1 week–3 months
37
30.6
30
37.5
7
17.1
4 months or more
40
33.1
22
27.5
18
43.9
Number of alcoholic drinks per week-grouped (if use alcohol; n = 121)
