Table 2 Chance of being diagnosed at stage I compared to stages II to IV; for malignant melanoma patients aged 35 years and above, N = 23 424 (UICC 0 and X excluded; registers with 100% missing values for ‘diagnosis during screening’ excluded)
From: Tumour stage distribution and survival of malignant melanoma in Germany 2002–2011
Univariable logistic regression | Multivariable logistic regressionc | ||||||
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Parameter | Odds ratio | 95% CIa | p valueb | Odds ratio | 95% CIa | p valueb | |
Age at diagnosis (years) | 0.97 | [0.97; 0.97] | <.0001 | 0.97 | [0.97; 0.97] | <.0001 | |
Sex | Male | reference | reference | ||||
Female | 1.20 | [1.14; 1.27] | <.0001 | 1.18 | [1.11; 1.25] | <.0001 | |
Date of diagnosis (year) | 1.04 | [1.03; 1.05] | <.0001 | 1.05 | [1.04; 1.06] | <.0001 | |
Diagnosis during screening | No/unknown | reference | reference | ||||
Yes | 3.65 | [2.83; 4.71] | <.0001 | 3.24 | [2.50; 4.19] | <.0001 | |
Place of residence | Eastern Germany | reference | reference | ||||
Western Germany | 1.28 | [1.21; 1.35] | <.0001 | 1.23 | [1.16; 1.30] | <.0001 | |