Table 4 Clinical characteristics of patients with low (<50) and high (>100) nevus number
Variables* | Cases <50(%) n = 150 | Cases >100(%) n = 113 | P | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Clinical characteristic | Age at melanoma diagnosis* | 49(34–64) | 39(32–50) | <0.001 | |
Gender | Male | 68(45.3) | 51(45.1) | 1.000 | |
Female | 82(54.7) | 62(54.9) | |||
Fitzpatrick skin type | Dark | 80(58.4) | 43(45.7) | 0.061 | |
Fair | 57(41.6) | 51(54.3) | |||
Hair colour | Dark | 107(77.5) | 71(75.5) | 0.723 | |
Light | 31(22.5) | 23(24.5) | |||
Eye colour | Dark | 90(66.2) | 60(64.5) | 0.795 | |
Light | 46(33.8) | 33(35.5) | |||
Actinic Damage | No | 99(85.3) | 64(85.3) | 0.988 | |
Yes | 17(14.7) | 11(14.7) | |||
Habits of solar exposure | Solar exposure before 10 years old | None/Mild | 53(41.4) | 28(29.5) | 0.067 |
Severe/Moderate | 75(58.6) | 67(70.5) | |||
Solar exposure 10–18 years old | None/Mild | 30(23.8) | 26(27.7) | 0.517 | |
Severe/Moderate | 96(76.2) | 68(72.3) | |||
Solar exposure over 18 years old | None/Mild | 26(20.6) | 24(25.8) | 0.367 | |
Severe/Moderate | 100(79.4) | 69(74.2) | |||
Melanoma characteristic | Number of melanoma | SPM | 120(80) | 50(44.2) | <0.001 |
MPM | 30 (20) | 63(55.8) |