Odds ratios for incompleteness of excision compared with the status of follow up cytology in loop biopsies, CIN2
| 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 | 2.37 | 0.00 < OR < 24.03* | NS |
| Endocervical margin | 5.09 | 0.00 < OR < 59.45* | NS |
| Ecto- and endocervical margins | 8.90 | 0.15 < OR < 113.40** | 0.03 |
| Glands | 3.56 | 0.00 < OR < 38.42* | NS |
| Equivocal | 10.68 | 2.42 < OR < 47.60** | 0.00001 |
| Recurrent lesion | |||
| Ectocervical margin | 5.93 | 0.49 < OR < 44.73** | 0.03 |
| Endocervical margin | 12.71 | 0.96 < OR < 104.51** | 0.0008 |
| Ecto- and endocervical margins | 11.13 | 0.00 < OR < 169.63* | 0.02 |
| Glands | 4.45 | 0.08 < OR < 50.28** | NS |
| Equivocal | 11.13 | 2.15 < OR < 59.58** | 0.00004 |
| Persistent lesion | |||
| Ectocervical margin | 0.00 | NS | |
| Endocervical margin | 50.86 | 0.0000005 | |
| Ecto- and endocervical margins | 44.50 | 0.00004 | |
| Glands | 17.80 | 0.007 | |
| Equivocal | 8.90 | NS | |