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Risk factors for squamous intraepithelial lesions (SIL) of the cervix among women residing at the US‐Mexico border
Author(s) -
Giuliano Anna R.,
Papenfuss Mary,
Mendez Brown de Galaz Elena,
Feng Janine,
Abrahamsen Martha,
Denman Catalina,
Guernsey de Zapien Jill,
Navarro Henze Jose Luis,
Garcia Francisco,
Hatch Kenneth
Publication year - 2003
Publication title -
international journal of cancer
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.475
H-Index - 234
eISSN - 1097-0215
pISSN - 0020-7136
DOI - 10.1002/ijc.11656
Subject(s) - ascus (bryozoa) , medicine , cervix , squamous intraepithelial lesion , hpv infection , gynecology , cervical cancer , cytology , viral load , cervical intraepithelial neoplasia , obstetrics , papillomaviridae , bethesda system , oncology , cancer , immunology , pathology , human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) , biology , botany , ascospore , spore
It is now well established that cervical cancer is caused by oncogenic human papillomavirus (HPV) infections that commonly infect women worldwide. What remains to be understood are the factors that contribute to cervical cancer in the presence of HPV infection. We conducted a case‐control analysis of women recruited at the US‐Mexico border to simultaneously evaluate factors associated with 3 cytologic outcomes: atypical squamous cells of undetermined significance or atypical glandular cells of undetermined significance (ASCUS/AGUS), low grade squamous intraepithelial lesions (LSIL) and high grade squamous intraepithelial lesions (HSIL). A cross‐sectional binational study of 2,059 women ages 15–79 years was conducted between 1997 and 1998. A significant difference in the distribution of cytologic categories by country was observed (3.0% vs. 0.7% HSIL among Mexican vs. US women, respectively). The only factors independently associated with all 3 cytologic outcomes were HPV infection and viral load. A linear increase in risk with increasing viral load was observed for each of the 3 outcome variables, with the strength of this association increasing with cytology abnormality. In addition to HPV infection, parity and Mexico as a country of residence appear to be associated with LSIL and HSIL, respectively. Factors associated with cytologic outcomes in analyses limited to women with HPV infection were similar to results obtained in models where HPV infection was included as a covariate. Future work is needed to evaluate the predictive value of HPV viral load utilizing more specific and quantitative measures. © 2003 Wiley‐Liss, Inc.