Description of Patient Characteristics (Based on Investigators Assessment)
Characteristics | n = 155 |
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Gender | |
Man | 56 (36.1%) |
Woman | 99 (63.9%) |
Age (years) | |
Mean (SD) | 65.6 (14.3) |
Median (Q1; Q3) | 69.0 (58.5; 76.0) |
Ethnicity | |
Hispanic or Latino | 9 (5.8%) |
Not Hispanic or Latino | 146 (94.2%) |
Race | |
White | 143 (92.2%) |
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander | 1 (0.7%) |
Black or African American | 11 (7.1%) |
Fitzpatrick skin type | |
I - Always burns, never tans | 20 (12.9%) |
II - Always burns, tans minimally | 32 (20.7%) |
III - Sometimes mild burn, tans uniformly | 27 (17.4%) |
IV - Burns minimally, always tans well | 23 (14.8%) |
V - Very rarely burns, tans very easily | 42 (27.1%) |
VI - Never burns | 11 (7.1%) |
Risk Factors | |
New or changing lesion(s) | 142 (91.6%) |
Personal history of skin cancer | 56 (36.1%) |
Family history of skin cancer | 26 (16.8%) |
Fair Skin/Freckling/Light Hair | 21 (13.5%) |
Ultraviolet light exposure (natural or tanning bed) | 6 (3.9%) |
Many moles and/or dysplastic nevi | 4 (2.6%) |
None of the above | 1 (0.6%) |
Abbreviation: SD, standard deviation.