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Table 3 Risk factors for cutaneous human papillomavirus infection in NMSC subjects

From: Pattern of HPV infection in basal cell carcinoma and in perilesional skin biopsies from immunocompetent patients

HPV status

No. of positive /total subjects

Category

BCC Positive (no. = 35)

SCC Positive (no. = 9)

Total Positive (no. = 44)

Adjusted OR (95% CI)a

Sex

    

Female

16/22

3/3

19/25

 

Male

19/28

6/6

25/34

1.11 (0.30-4.05)

Age

    

48-70

7/15

1/1

8/16

 

71-99

28/35

8/8

36/43

4.88 (1.29-18.39)

Skin type

    

3

23/34

4/4

27/38

 

2

12/16

5/5

17/21

0.82 (0.20-3.37)

UV exposure

    

Low

18/27

7/7

25/34

 

Moderate/high

17/23

2/2

19/25

0.59 (0.16-2.10)

  1. NMSC: non-melanoma skin cancer; BCC: basal cell carcinoma; SCC: squamous cell carcinoma.
  2. a OR values were calculated for the total (no.= 44) positive subjects and adjusted for all variables in the table.