Research Article
Vaginal Dysplasia and HIV: An African American and Caribbean American Cohort Study
Table 3
Vaginal biopsies stratified by ethnic group (n=63).
| | | African-American (n=39) | Caribbean-American (n=24) | Statistic |
| | Position of Vaginal Biopsy | | | |
| | Upper 1/3 Vagina (w/Cx) | 4 (10) | 3 (12) | p= 1.0 | | Vaginal Cuff (No Cx) | 22 (57) | 12 (50) | p= 0.62 | | Lower 1/3 Vagina (No Cx) | 13 (33) | 9 (38) | p= 0.73 |
| | Biopsy Results (most severe site) | | | |
| | Negative/Benign | 9 (23) | 10 (42) | p=0.11 | | VaIN 1 | 25 (64) | 8 (33) | p=0.017 | | VaIN 2+ | 5 (13) | 6 (25) | p= 0.21 |
| | Recurrent Lesions | (n=12) | (n=8) | |
| | No Progression | 5 (42) | 4 (50) | p=0.13 | | Regressed | 0 (0) | 2 (25) | p=0.15 | | Progressed | 7 (58) | 2 (25) | p=0.13 |
| | Non-progression/Regressed | 5 (42) | 6 (75) | | | Progressed | 7 (58) | 2 (25) | p=0.13 |
| | Length of Time to Last Biopsy | (n=12) | (n=8) | |
| | Range (years) | 0.9 – 6.4 | 1.1 – 6.6 | | | Mean (years) (SD) | 4.1 (1.9) | 3.7 (1.8) | p=0.43 |
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