Characteristics of patients with melanoma excised in Scotland 2005–2013, N = 9519
| Characteristic | n (%)a |
|---|---|
| Sex | |
| Male | 4352 (45.7) |
| Female | 5167 (54.3) |
| Age, years, | |
| Mean (SD) | 60.2 (17.5) |
| Setting of melanoma excision | |
| Primary care | 771 (8.1) |
| Secondary care | 8598 (90.3) |
| Unknown | 150 (1.6) |
| Urban–rural (six-fold) | |
| 1 = Large urban area | 3549 (37.3) |
| 2 = Suburban | 2800 (29.4) |
| 3 = Accessible small town | 886 (9.3) |
| 4 = Remote small town | 398 (4.2) |
| 5 = Accessible rural | 1177 (12.4) |
| 6 = Remote rural | 689 (7.2) |
| Missing | 20 (0.2) |
| Deprivation — SIMD quintiles | |
| 1 = most deprived | 1292 (13.6) |
| 2 | 1652 (17.4) |
| 3 | 1923 (20.2) |
| 4 | 2124 (22.3) |
| 5 = least deprived | 2523 (26.5) |
| Missing | 5 (<0.1) |
| Anatomical site of melanoma | |
| Head and neck | 2201 (23.1) |
| Body | 2596 (27.2) |
| Upper limb | 1958 (20.5) |
| Groin and lower limb | 2597 (27.3) |
| Missing | 167 (1.8) |
| Melanoma subtype | |
| Superficial spreading | 4871 (51.2) |
| Nodular | 882 (9.3) |
| Lentigo | 1169 (12.3) |
| Acral | 236 (2.5) |
| Others | 1553 (16.3) |
| Missing | 808 (8.5) |
| Metastases at presentation | |
| No | 9057 (95.1) |
| Yes | 462 (4.9) |
| Vital status at end of follow-up | |
| Alive | 7411 (77.9) |
| Non-melanoma death | 1156 (12.1) |
| Died due to melanoma | 952 (10.0) |
| Charlson comorbidity index | |
| 0 | 8677 (91.2) |
| 1–2 | 765 (8.1) |
| 3–4 | 53 (0.6) |
| ≥5 | 24 (0.3) |
| Breslow thickness, mm | |
| Median (IQR) | 0.9 (0.5–2) |
↵a Unless otherwise stated. IQR = interquartile range. SD = standard deviation. SIMD = Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation.