From: Skin cancers and their risk factors in older persons: a population-based study
Skin cancer/precursor in TBSE | OR (univariable) | OR (multivariable)b | ||
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No n(%) | Yes n(%) | |||
Sex | ||||
Female | 276 (79.8) | 70 (20.2) | Ref | Ref |
Male | 135 (65.5) | 71 (34.5) | 2.07 (1.41-3.06, p < 0.001) | 1.97 (1.26-3.08, p = 0.003) |
Age | ||||
Mean (SD) | 75.7 (4.2) | 76.9 (4.2) | 1.06 (1.02-1.11, p = 0.007) | 1.04 (0.99-1.10, p = 0.123) |
Outdoor working | ||||
No | 360 (75.9) | 114 (24.1) | Ref | Ref |
Yes | 51 (66.2) | 26 (33.8) | 1.61 (0.95-2.68, p = 0.071) | 1.71 (0.93-3.10, p = 0.079) |
Fitzpatrick’s skin type | ||||
I-III | 323 (73.4) | 117 (26.6) | Ref | Ref |
IV | 86 (78.2) | 24 (21.8) | 0.77 (0.46-1.25, p = 0.306) | 0.71 (0.39-1.24, p = 0.239) |
Socioeconomic status | ||||
No education/Primary school | 85 (81.7) | 19 (18.3) | Ref | Ref |
Secondary school | 149 (77.2) | 44 (22.8) | 1.32 (0.73-2.45, p = 0.363) | 1.21 (0.65-2.29, p = 0.558) |
Post-secondary level education/vocational college/university | 132 (69.5) | 58 (30.5) | 1.97 (1.11-3.60, p = 0.024) | 1.79 (0.97-3.40, p = 0.066) |
Previous skin cancera | ||||
No | 368 (78.0) | 104 (22.0) | Ref | Ref |
Yes | 43 (53.8) | 37 (46.2) | 3.04 (1.86-4.97, p < 0.001) | 2.56 (1.43-4.55, p = 0.001) |