Research Article
High Prevalence of Human Papillomavirus in Colorectal Cancer in Hispanics: A Case-Control Study
Table 2
Association between HPV infection status and CRC.
| | Characteristics | CRC cases
(%) | Controls
(%) | value | OR (95% CI) |
| | HPV infection status | | | | | | HPV (+) | 19 (42.2) | 1 (2.8) | | 25.58 (3.22–203.49) | | HPV (−) | 26 (57.8) | 35 (97.2) | Reference | | HPV infection status per colorectal subsite | | | | | | Proximal | | | | | | HPV (+) | 4 (8.9) | 1 (2.8) | 0.001 | 46.67 (3.71–1175.05) | | HPV (−) | 3 (6.7) | 35 (97.2) | Reference | | Distal | | | | | | HPV (+) | 8 (17.8) | 1 (2.8) | | 25.46 (3.32–582.87) | | HPV (−) | 11 (24.5) | 35 (97.2) | Reference | | Rectum | | | | | | HPV (+) | 7 (15.6) | 1 (2.8) | 0.002 | 20.42 (2.62–474.77) | | HPV (−) | 12 (26.7) | 35 (97.2) | Reference |
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values were calculated using chi-square tests or Fisher’s exact tests, when appropriate. Mid- exact method; Fisher’s exact test.
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