an increasing trendp < 0.001
As shown in Table 2 , the pooled rates of SOX1 hypermethylation showed an increasing trend ( p < 0.001) from the LSIL specimens (27.27%, 95% CI: 4.43%−20.81%) to the HSIL specimens (40.75%, 95% CI: 24.27%−63.27%) and ultimately to the CC specimens (84.56%, 95% CI: 83.59%−93.08%).