Research Article
Vaginal Dysplasia and HIV: An African American and Caribbean American Cohort Study
Table 4
Baseline characteristics, stratified by VaIN grade within ethnic group.
| | | African-American | Statistic | Caribbean-American | Statistic | | | VaIN 1
(n=25) | VaIN 2+
(n=5) | Fishers
Exact | VaIN 1
(n=8) | VaIN 2+
(n=6) | Fishers
Exact |
| | AIDS | 20 (80) | 5 (100) | p=0.37 | 7 (88) | 6 (100) | p=0.57 | | ARV | 24 (96) | 5 (100) | p=0.83 | 8 (100) | 5 (83) | p=0.42 | | VL: Detectable | (n=21) | (n=5) | | (n=8) | (n=6) | | | (>200 copies/mL) | 4 (19) | 0 | p0.001 | 4 (50) | 1 (17) | p=0.23 | | CD4 <200 | | | | | | | | (cells/μL) | 4 (16) | 0 | p=0.21 | 2 (25) | 1 (17) | p=0.46 | | Cigarette Use | 15 (60) | 3 (60) | p=0.37 | 0 | 1 (17) | p=0.42 | | Illicit Drugs | 10 (40) | 4 (80) | p=0.11 | 0 | 0 | - | | Hysterectomy | 23 (92) | 4 (80) | p=0.36 | 8 (100) | 4 (67) | p=0.16 | | Fibroids | 10 (44) | 1 (25) | p=0.35 | 5 (63) | 1 (25) | p=0.11 | | Dysplasia/Cancer | 3 (13) | 1 (25) | p=0.44 | 1 (13) | 3 (75) | p=0.15 |
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