Risk factors for incident condyloma in a multinational cohort of men: the HIM study

J Infect Dis. 2012 Mar 1;205(5):789-93. doi: 10.1093/infdis/jir851. Epub 2012 Jan 11.

Abstract

Identifying factors associated with condyloma are necessary for prevention efforts. Risk factors for incident condyloma were examined in a cohort of 2487 men from the United States, Brazil, and Mexico and were followed up every 6 months (median, 17.9 months). Factors strongly associated with condyloma were incident infection with human papillomavirus (HPV) types 6 and 11 (hazard ratio [HR], 12.42 [95% confidence interval {CI}, 3.78-40.77]), age (HR, 0.43 [95% CI, .26-.77]; 45-70 vs 18-30 years), high lifetime number of female partners (HR, 5.69 [95% CI, 1.80-17.97]; ≥21 vs 0 partners), and number of male partners (HR, 4.53 [95% CI, 1.68-12.20]; ≥3 vs 0 partners). The results suggest that HPV types 6 and 11 and recent sexual behavior are strongly associated with incident condyloma.

MeSH terms

  • Adolescent
  • Adult
  • Age Factors
  • Aged
  • Brazil / epidemiology
  • Condylomata Acuminata / epidemiology*
  • DNA, Viral / analysis*
  • Female
  • Genotype
  • Homosexuality, Male
  • Human papillomavirus 11 / genetics
  • Human papillomavirus 11 / isolation & purification
  • Human papillomavirus 6 / genetics
  • Human papillomavirus 6 / isolation & purification*
  • Humans
  • Incidence
  • Male
  • Mexico / epidemiology
  • Middle Aged
  • Polymerase Chain Reaction
  • Proportional Hazards Models
  • Prospective Studies
  • Risk Factors
  • Sexual Behavior*
  • Sexual Partners*
  • Surveys and Questionnaires
  • United States / epidemiology
  • Young Adult

Substances

  • DNA, Viral