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Table 1 Characteristics in melanoma patients diagnosed during 1990 to  2015

From: Types of second primary cancer influence overall survival in cutaneous melanoma

Covariate

Number of cases

Percentage (%)

Age at diagnosis (years old)

< 60

21,164

45.3

60–79

19,259

41.2

≥ 80

6303

13.5

Gender

Male

22,867

48.9

Female

23,859

51.1

Year at diagnosis

1990–1995

7824

16.7

1996–2000

6888

14.7

2001–2005

8224

17.6

2006–2010

10,335

22.1

2011–2015

13,455

28.8

SPC diagnosis

No SPC

39,589

84.7

Second melanoma

1856

4.0

Other SPC

5281

11.3

Interval from first melanoma to SPC (yrs)

SPC=Second melanoma

< 1

575

31.0

1–5

635

34.3

6–10

305

16.4

> 10

340

18.3

SPC=Other SPC

< 1

500

9.5

1–5

1999

37.9

6–10

1402

26.6

> 10

1380

26.1