Table 1 Characteristics of subjects who completed the dietary fat questionnaire in the case-control study of cutaneous malignant melanoma (CMM) and basal cell (BCC) and squamous cell (SCC) carcinoma of the skin.
Subject characteristic | Controls | CMM | BCC | SCC |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mean (SD)† | Mean (SD)† | Mean (SD)† | Mean (SD)† | |
Men | (n = 234) | (n = 105) | (n = 114) | (n = 100) |
Age (years) | 44.7 (9.8) | 46.1 (10.0) | 45.4 (8.6) | 48.7 (6.9) |
Fat score (points) * | 27.4 (7.1) | 26.2 (7.5) | 25.9 (8.3) | 26.5 (7.1) |
Weight (kgs) | 83.1 (13.9) | 86.2 (13.1) | 82.4 (13.1) | 83.7 (12.6) |
Body mass index (kg/m2) | 27.1 (4.1) | 27.9 (4.0) | 26.7 (3.9) | 27.3 (3.2) |
Waist (cms) | 96.5 (11.3) | 99.1 (9.9) | 95.3 (10.8) | 97.2 (9.8) |
Waist-to-hip ratio | 0.97 (0.06) | 0.98 (0.05) | 0.96 (0.06) | 0.98 (0.05) |
Sport participation (times)‡ | 4.6 (8.9) | 5.1 (9.6) | 5.8 (11.7) | 5.0 (10.5) |
Socioeconomic status § | 3.0 (1.4) | 3.1 (1.5) | 3.3 (1.4) | 2.8 (1.5) |
Women | (n = 234) | (n = 150) | (n = 119) | (n = 103) |
Age (years) | 45.3 (9.7) | 44.0 (10.0) | 45.2 (9.4) | 51.7 (5.3) |
Fat score (points) * | 24.3 (6.9) | 22.4 (7.5) | 23.2 (7.4) | 22.2 (8.0) |
Weight (kgs) | 70.1 (14.2) | 70.4 (13.1) | 69.8 (16.1) | 72.8 (17.8) |
Body mass index (kg/m2) | 26.8 (5.3) | 26.2 (4.0) | 26.1 (5.8) | 27.7 (6.5) |
Waist (cms) | 96.3 (13.9) | 94.6 (12.6) | 94.5 (14.8) | 99.5 (15.7) |
Waist-to-hip ratio | 0.94 (0.06) | 0.93 (0.06) | 0.93 (0.06) | 0.95 (0.06) |
Sport participation (times)‡ | 1.7 (5.3) | 2.5 (7.8) | 2.9 (8.5) | 4.5 (10.5) |
Socioeconomic status § | 3.0 (1.4) | 3.2 (1.5) | 3.2 (1.6) | 3.2 (1.6) |