The Prevalence of High Carcinogenic Risk of HPV Genotypes among HIV-Positive and HIV-Negative MSM from Russia

Table 1

Characteristics of the study population (n = 120) of HIV-positive and HIV-negative MSM from Russia (2016–2017).

Influence of risk factors on HIV-infection		Total (n = 120)		HIV-negative (n = 60)		HIV-positive (n = 60)		value
		No.	%	No.	%	No.	%
Demographic characteristics
Median age (IRQ)^#		30 (24.5–34)		33 (26–34)		29 (22–33.5)
Age group	<30	71	59.2	39	65	32	53.3	0.2
	≥30	49	40.8	21	35	28	46.7
Sexual behavior
No. of lifetime male sex partners
No. of lifetime male sex partners	<100	47	41	26	47	21	35	0.16
	100–500	64	54	32	50	32	58	0.38
	>500	9	9	2	8	7	10	0.69
Median no. of anal sex partners last 6 months
No. of anal sex partners last 6 months	≤1	22	18	10	17	12	20	0.35
	2–5	46	38	25	42	21	35	0.46
	≥6	52	43	25	42	27	45	0.71
Study results
HPV infection vs HPV-negative		80	66.7	40	66.7	40	66.7	1
Multiple HPV infection		60	50	34	56.7	26	43.3	0.044
Single HPV infection		20	16.7	6	10	14	23.3
HPV16		27	22.5	8	13.3	19	31.7	0.028
HPV18		23	19.2	3	5	20	33.3	0.00006
HPV58		13	10.8	2	3.3	11	18.3	0.003
HPV33		18	15	5	8.3	13	21.7	0.019
HPV39		15	12.5	4	6.7	11	18.3	0.026
HIV-positive MSM within age groups	<30	71	59.2
	≥30	49	40.8
Any HR HPV-positive within age groups	<30	43	70.4	24	55.8	19	44.2	0.27
	≥30	37	63.3	16	43.2	21	56.8
Co-infections
HSV		14	11.7	7	11.7	7	11.7	1
HSV I		4	3.3	3	5	1	1.7	0.37
HSV II		10	8.3	4	6.7	6	10	0.5
CMV		2	1.7	0	0	2	3.3	—

IQR: interquartile range. A two-sided value <0.05 was considered statistically significant; multiple HPV: two and more HPV types.