Human Papillomavirus Type 16 Disables the Increased Natural Killer Cells in Early Lesions of the Cervix

Table 2

Characteristics of HPV16 or HPV18 infections correlated to the severity cervical lesions.

Characteristics	HPV16^+	HPV18^+	value
Average age (years)			0.8055
Histological diagnosis			<0.0001
Inflammation	54 (26.6)	27 (64.3)
CIN 1	22 (10.8)	8 (19.0)
CIN 2	29 (14.3)	3 (7.1)
CIN 3	98 (48.3)	4 (9.5)
Total	203	42

CIN: cervical intraepithelial neoplasia; HPV: human papillomavirus.