Table 2 Factors associated with a delay in symptomatic presentation of more than 3 months (among 141 patients reporting any symptoms and with data on time to presentation available)
From: Which symptoms are linked to a delayed presentation among melanoma patients? A retrospective study
N (%) delaying presentation | Odds ratio for delay | 95% CI | p | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Age (years) | <40 | 6/12 (50.0) | 1.00 | ||
40–64 | 19/57 (33.3) | 0.50 | 0.14–1.76 | 0.28 | |
≥65 | 13/60 (21.7) | 0.28 | 0.08–1.00 | 0.05 | |
Sex | Male | 16/66 (24.2) | 1.00 | ||
Female | 24/75 (32.0) | 1.32 | 0.77–2.26 | 0.32 | |
Site of primary melanoma | Head and neck | 8/22 (36.4) | 1.00 | ||
Trunk | 9/43 (20.9) | 0.46 | 0.15–1.45 | 0.19 | |
Limbs | 21/71 (29.6) | 0.74 | 0.27–2.01 | 0.55 | |
Unspecified | 2/5 (40.0) | 1.17 | 0.16–8.53 | 0.88 | |
New lump on skin or new mole | No | 31/119 (26.1) | 1.00 | ||
Yes | 9/22 (40.9) | 1.97 | 0.77–5.05 | 0.16 | |
Mole changing shape or colour or growing bigger | No | 11/57 (19.3) | 1.00 | ||
Yes | 29/84 (34.5) | 2.20 | 0.99–4.89 | 0.05 | |
Mole growing bigger | No | 18/85 (21.2) | 1.00 | ||
Yes | 22/56 (39.3) | 2.04 | 1.14–5.08 | 0.02 | |
Mole changing colour | No | 22/94 (23.4) | 1.00 | ||
Yes | 18/47 (38.3) | 2.03 | 0.95–4.33 | 0.07 | |
Mole changing shape | No | 24/99 (24.2) | 1.00 | ||
Yes | 16/42 (38.1) | 1.92 | 0.89–4.17 | 0.10 | |
Mole itchy | No | 29/112 (25.9) | 1.00 | ||
Yes | 11/29 (37.9) | 1.75 | 0.74–4.14 | 0.20 | |
Mole bleeding or crusting | No | 33/103 (32.0) | 1.00 | ||
Yes | 7/38 (18.4) | 0.47 | 0.19–1.20 | 0.12 |