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Table 1 Number of colposcopies performed using different triage strategies

From: Comparison of HPV genotyping and methylated ZNF582 as triage for women with equivocal liquid-based cytology results

Triage tests

Histological results

HPV-HR

ZNF582 m alone

ZNF582 m or HPV-16/18

= < CIN2

168

103 (61.3%)

39 (23.2%)

50 (29.8%)

CIN3+

74

74 (100.0%)

61 (82.4%)

66 (89.2%)

SCC

29

29 (100.0%)

25 (86.2%)

29 (100.0%)

Total colposcopy (referral rate)

242

177 (73.1%)

100 (41.3%)

116 (47.9%)

  1. CIN, cervical intraepithelial neoplasia; HPV-HR, high-risk human papillomavirus; SCC, squamous cell carcinoma; ZNF582 m, methylated ZNF582.