LGALS1 and cervical squamous intraepithelial neoplasia: After adjustment for age, sex, and all factors that were significant in the univariate analysis, the serum galectin-1 level was not associated significantly with CIN, but associations persisted with age (OR, 1.04; 95% CI, 1.01–1.08; p = 0.026), and the hemoglobin level (OR, 0.67; 95% CI, 0.54–0.83; p < 0.001; Table 3).