Table 3.
Specimen characteristics in IPs and NIPs.
| Total (N = 292) | BCCs in NIPs (N = 134) | BCCs in IPs (N = 158) | p-value | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Size (mm), mean (SD) | 14.55 (11.15) | 14.44 (10.90) | 14.65 (11.39) | 0.2577 a | |
| Size group (mm) | <10 | 92 (31.51%) | 49 (36.57%) | 43 (27.22%) | 0.0806 b |
| 10–30 | 175 (59.93%) | 71 (52.98%) | 104 (65.82%) | ||
| >30 | 25 (8.56%) | 14 (10.45%) | 11 (6.96%) | ||
| Subtypes | Superficial | 124 (42.46%) | 59 (44.03%) | 65 (41.14%) | 0.1727 c |
| Nodular | 58 (19.86%) | 23 (17.16%) | 35 (22.15%) | ||
| Ulcerated | 47 (16.10%) | 19 (14.18%) | 28 (17.72%) | ||
| Pigmented | 7 (2.40%) | 1 (0.75%) | 6 (3.80%) | ||
| Infiltrative | 27 (9.25%) | 14 (10.45%) | 13 (8.23%) | ||
| Others | 29 (9.93%) | 18 (13.43%) | 11 (6.96%) | ||
| Localization area | Intermittently/not sun-exposed areas | 119 (40.75%) | 57 (42.54%) | 62 (39.24%) | 0.6514 b |
| Photo-exposed areas | 173 (59.25%) | 77 (57.46%) | 96 (60.76%) | ||
| Localization | Trunk | 105 (35.96%) | 47 (35.07%) | 58 (36.71%) | 0.3328 d |
| Limbs | 14 (4.79%) | 10 (7.46%) | 4 (2.53%) | ||
| Nose | 66 (22.61%) | 31 (23.14%) | 35 (22.15%) | ||
| Cheeks | 54 (18.49%) | 20 (14.93%) | 34 (21.52%) | ||
| Frontotemporal | 28 (9.59%) | 15 (11.19%) | 13 (8.23%) | ||
| Ears | 7 (2.40%) | 3 (2.24%) | 4 (2.53%) | ||
| Scalp | 10 (3.42%) | 3 (2.24%) | 7 (4.43%) | ||
| Neck | 8 (2.74%) | 5 (3.73%) | 3 (1.90%) | ||
IP, immunosuppressed patient; NIP, non-immunosuppressed patient.
a
Mann–Whitney test.
b
Chi-square test.
c
Fisher exact test.
d
Fisher exact test with simulated p-value.