Table 2 HPV infection is likely to be sexually acquired: vaginal-sex and oral sex partners
From: Oral sex, cancer and death: sexually transmitted cancers
Sexual behavior | Control patients | Patients with Oropharyngeal Cancer | Adjusted Odds ratio (95% CI) HPV 16+ Patients | Adjusted Odds ratio (95% CI) All patients |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Lifetime number of vaginal-sex partners | ||||
0–5 | 54 | 31 | 1.0 | 1.0 |
6–25 | 32 | 41 | 2.7 (1.4–5.5) | 2.2 (1.2–4.0) |
≥26 | 14 | 28 | 4.2 (1.8–9.4) | 3.1 (1.5–6.5) |
Lifetime number of oral-sex partners | ||||
0 | 19 | 12 | 1.0 | 1.0 |
1–5 | 55 | 46 | 3.8 (1.0–14.0) | 1.9 (0.8–4.5) |
≥6 | 26 | 42 | 8.6 (2.2–34.0) | 3.4 (1.3–8.8) |