Table 1 Sample characteristics
From: Patient-identified early clinical warning signs of nodular melanoma: a qualitative study
Variable, % (n) | Nodular Melanoma | Superficial Spreading Melanoma | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
≤ 2 mm (n = 16) | > 2 mm (n = 18) | ≤ 2 mm (n = 23) | > 2 mm (n = 9) | |
Sex, Female | 62.5 (10) | 22.2 (4) | 52.2 (12) | 22.2 (2) |
Age at diagnosis, M (SD), Range | 56.4 (14.3), 24–81 | 63.0 (11.4), 44–86 | 60.7 (17.7), 26–92 | 58.8 (7.5), 45–71 |
20–40 | 12.5 (2) | 0.0 (0) | 17.4 (4) | 0.0 (0) |
41–60 | 43.7 (7) | 44.4 (8) | 26.1 (6) | 66.7 (6) |
61–80 | 37.5 (6) | 44.4 (8) | 47.8 (11) | 33.3 (3) |
> 80 | 6.3 (1) | 11.2 (2) | 8.7 (2) | 0.0 (0) |
Highest education completed | ||||
High school or GED | 6.3 (1) | 22.2 (4) | 13.0 (3) | 22.2 (2) |
Vocational/ Technical | 0.0 (0) | 0.0 (0) | 4.4 (1) | 11.1 (1) |
College graduate | 37.5 (6) | 27.8 (5) | 39.1 (9) | 44.4 (4) |
Post-graduate or professional degree | 56.3 (9) | 50.0 (9) | 43.5 (10) | 22.2 (2) |
Color of skin unexposed to the sun | ||||
Reddish | 6.3 (1) | 22.2 (4) | 9.1 (2) | 22.2 (2) |
Very pale | 25.0 (4) | 22.2 (4) | 54.5 (12) | 11.1 (1) |
Pale with beige tint | 62.5 (10) | 44.4 (8) | 31.8 (7) | 33.3 (3) |
Light brown | 6.3 (1) | 11.1 (2) | 0.0 (0) | 33.3 (3) |
Dark brown | 0.0 (0) | 0.0 (0) | 4.5 (1) | 0.0 (0) |
First melanoma | ||||
Yes | 75.0 (12) | 88.9 (16) | 82.6 (19) | 100.0 (9) |
Skin self-exam during the 12 months prior to diagnosis? | ||||
No | 25.0 (4) | 44.4 (8) | 34.8 (8) | 44.4 (4) |
Yes, whole body exam | 25.0 (4) | 16.7 (3) | 13.0 (3) | 11.1 (1) |
Yes, partial exam | 50.0 (8) | 38.9 (7) | 52.2 (12) | 44.4 (4) |
Medical skin exam during the 12 months prior to diagnosis? | ||||
No | 37.5 (6) | 38.9 (7) | 34.8 (8) | 77.8 (7) |
Yes, whole body exam | 56.3 (9) | 33.3 (6) | 47.8 (11) | 22.2 (2) |
Yes, partial exam | 6.3 (1) | 27.8 (5) | 17.4 (4) | 0.0 (0) |
Who performed the medical skin exam | ||||
Dermatologist | 37.5 (6) | 38.9 (7) | 47.8 (11) | 22.2 (2) |
PCP or another HCP | 25.0 (4) | 27.8 (5) | 17.4 (4) | 0.0 (0) |