TY - JOUR
T1 - Contraceptive and reproductive risks for cervical dysplasia in Southwestern Hispanic and non-Hispanic white women
AU - Becker, Thomas M.
AU - Wheeler, Cosette M.
AU - Mcgough, Nancy S.
AU - Stidley, Christine A.
AU - Parmenter, Cheryl A.
AU - Dorin, Maxine H.
AU - Jordan, Scott W.
N1 - Funding Information:
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS This research was supported by a FIRST Award from the National Cancer Institute to Dr Becker, CA-48003. Dr Becker is a recipient of a Junior Faculty Research Award from the American Cancer Society. DT Wheeler is a recipient of an American Social Health Association Fellowship.
PY - 1994/10
Y1 - 1994/10
N2 - Background: Various contraceptive practices and reproductive factors have been associated with cervical neoplasia in case-control studies worldwide. Methods: To investigate contraceptive and reproductive risk factors associated with high-grade cervical dysplasia in southwestern Hispanic and non-Hispanic white women, we carried out a clinic-based case-control study among university-affiliated clinic attendees. Results: Oral contraceptive use ever (odds ratio [OR] = 0.4, 95% confidence interval [CI]: 0.2-0.9) and past diaphragm use (OR = 0.3, 95% CI: 0.1-0.8) were protective for dysplasia in analyses adjusted for age, ethnicity, sexual behaviour, and for cervical papillomavirus (HPV) infection. After further adjustment for Pap smear screening interval, oral contraceptive use ever remained protective for dysplasia. Vaginal deliveries were strongly associated with dysplasia with > 2 vaginal deliveries associated with a 3.9-fold increase in risk after adjustment for age, ethnicity, sexual behaviour, and HPV infection. Using logistic regression models to simultaneously control for effects of multiple factors as potentially related to cervical dysplasia, we found low educational attainment, cervical HPV infection, cigarette smoking, history of any sexually transmitted disease, and having one or more vaginal deliveries to be associated with dysplasia; oral contraceptive use and past diaphragm use also remained protective for high-grade cervical dysplasia in these regression analyses. Conclusions: The data suggest that use of oral contraceptives (ever) and past diaphragm use are protective for high-grade cervical dysplasia among Hispanic and non-Hispanic white women in New Mexico. The clinic-based perspective of this research (versus population-based studies) may help explain some of these findings.
AB - Background: Various contraceptive practices and reproductive factors have been associated with cervical neoplasia in case-control studies worldwide. Methods: To investigate contraceptive and reproductive risk factors associated with high-grade cervical dysplasia in southwestern Hispanic and non-Hispanic white women, we carried out a clinic-based case-control study among university-affiliated clinic attendees. Results: Oral contraceptive use ever (odds ratio [OR] = 0.4, 95% confidence interval [CI]: 0.2-0.9) and past diaphragm use (OR = 0.3, 95% CI: 0.1-0.8) were protective for dysplasia in analyses adjusted for age, ethnicity, sexual behaviour, and for cervical papillomavirus (HPV) infection. After further adjustment for Pap smear screening interval, oral contraceptive use ever remained protective for dysplasia. Vaginal deliveries were strongly associated with dysplasia with > 2 vaginal deliveries associated with a 3.9-fold increase in risk after adjustment for age, ethnicity, sexual behaviour, and HPV infection. Using logistic regression models to simultaneously control for effects of multiple factors as potentially related to cervical dysplasia, we found low educational attainment, cervical HPV infection, cigarette smoking, history of any sexually transmitted disease, and having one or more vaginal deliveries to be associated with dysplasia; oral contraceptive use and past diaphragm use also remained protective for high-grade cervical dysplasia in these regression analyses. Conclusions: The data suggest that use of oral contraceptives (ever) and past diaphragm use are protective for high-grade cervical dysplasia among Hispanic and non-Hispanic white women in New Mexico. The clinic-based perspective of this research (versus population-based studies) may help explain some of these findings.
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U2 - 10.1093/ije/23.5.913
DO - 10.1093/ije/23.5.913
M3 - Article
C2 - 7860171
AN - SCOPUS:0028007630
SN - 0300-5771
VL - 23
SP - 913
EP - 922
JO - International journal of epidemiology
JF - International journal of epidemiology
IS - 5
ER -