Odds ratios for incompleteness of excision compared with the status of follow up cytology in loop biopsies, CIN1
| Incompleteness of excision | Odds ratio | Confidence interval | p Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Confidence limits used: *Cornfield 95% confidence limits; **Exact 95% confidence limits. CIN, cervical intraepithelial neoplasia. | |||
| Residual lesion | |||
| Ectocervical margin | 11.93 | 0.19 < OR < 177.02 ** | 0.012 |
| Endocervical margin | 8.95 | 0.15 < OR < 114.03 ** | 0.030 |
| Glands | 0.00 | 0.00 < OR < 58.60* | NS |
| Equivocal | 4.62 | 0.86 < OR < 22.57** | 0.18 |
| Recurrent lesion | |||
| Ectocervical margin | 7.46 | 0.57 < OR < 68.85** | 0.014 |
| Endocervical margin | 0.00 | NS | |
| Glands | 0.00 | NS | |
| Equivocal | 1.44 | 0.38 < OR < 5.09* | NS |
| Persistent lesion | |||
| Ectocervical margin | 0.00 | NS | |
| Endocervical margin | 0.00 | NS | |
| Glands | 0.00 | NS | |
| Equivocal | 3.46 | 0.51 < OR < 18.72 | NS |