Table 1: Summary of patient characteristics by method of detection.
| Variable | Detection method | p value* | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patient | Non-dermatologist Physician | Dermatologist | All Physicians | ||
| Sex | 0.01 | ||||
| Male | 111/246 (45.2%) | 98/246 (39.8%) | 37/246 (15%) | 145/246 (54.8%) | |
| Female | 137/242 (56.6%) | 69/242 (28.5%) | 36/242 (14.9%) | 115/242 (43.4%) | |
| Age, years Mean (median) | 61.6 ± 15.5 (61) | 70.8 ± 13.6 (74) | 65.8 ± 14 (69) | 69.3 ± 13.9 (73) | < 0.0001 |
| Age, years | < 0.0001 | ||||
| < 50 | 63/89 (70.8%) | 16/89 (18%) | 10/89 (11.2%) | 26/89 (29.2%) | |
| ≥ 50 | 185/399 (46.3%) | 151/399 (37.8%) | 63/399 (15.8) | 214/399 (53.7%) | |
| Race | 0.04 | ||||
| Caucasian | 236/472 (50.0%) | 163/472 (34.5%) | 73/472 (15.5%) | 236/472 (50.0%) | |
| Non-caucasian | 12/16 (75.0%) | 4/16 (25.0%) | 0/16 (0%) | 4/16 (25.0%) | |
| Prior non-melanoma skin cancer | 37/106 (35.0%) | 35/106 (33.0%) | 34/106 (32.0%) | 69/106 (65.0%) | 0.0005 |
| Family history of melanoma | 33/63 (52.4%) | 18/63 (28.6%) | 12/63 (19.1%) | 30/63 (47.6%) | 0.51 |
*p value: Based on patient versus physician (dermatologist & non-dermatologist physicians combined) data.