The correlation between HPV16 positive lymph nodes and clinical and histopathological features.
| Characteristics | n | HPV+(%) | χ2 | P |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age (years) | ||||
| < 40 | 73 | 8 (10.96) | 0.306 | 0.580 |
| ≥ 40 | 223 | 30 (13.45) | ||
| Clinical stage | ||||
| I | 230 | 30 (13.04) | 0.039 | 0.843 |
| II | 66 | 8 (12.12) | ||
| Tumor diameter (cm) | ||||
| < 4 | 193 | 18 (9.33) | 6.112 | 0.013* |
| ≥ 4 | 103 | 20 (19.42) | ||
| Tumor differentiation | ||||
| Poor differentiated | 82 | 0 (0) | 16.705 | 0.000* |
| Moderately** | 214 | 38 (17.76) | ||
| Histological type | ||||
| SC | 269 | 38 (14.13) | 3.205 | 0.000* |
| AC | 27 | 0 (0) | ||
| Depth of myometrial invasion | ||||
| < 2/3 | 183 | 15 (8.20) | 9.228 | 0.002* |
| ≥ 2/3 | 113 | 23 (20.35) | ||
| Lymph nodes metastasis | ||||
| No | 194 | 8 (4.12) | 38.205 | 0.000* |
| Yes | 102 | 30 (29.41) | ||
| No. of excision lymph nodes | ||||
| < 20 | 159 | 19 (11.95) | 0.242 | 0.623 |
| ≥ 20 | 137 | 19 (13.87) | ||