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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2009 Jan 12.
Published in final edited form as: Int J Dermatol. 2009 Jan;48(1):22–26. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-4632.2009.03778.x

Table 2.

Melasma Prevalence for Three Latino Male Immigrant Studies, Total and by Age Group, Nationality, and Language

Melasma Prevalence Poultry Worker Study (N=25) Cross-sectional Farmworker Study (N= 54) Longitudinal Farmworker Study (N=300)

n % n % n %
Total 9 36.0 4 7.4 42 14.0
Age group
 18–24 0 0.0 1 4.3 8 10.4
 25–30 2 22.0 1 7.1 9 13.0
 31 and older* 7 70.0 2 11.8 25 16.2
Nationality
 Mexican 0 0.0 4 7.4 40 13.5
 Guatemalan 9 39.1 0 0 2 50.0
 Other 0 0 0 0 0 0
Language spoken
 Spanish 0 0.0 - - 34 13.0
 Indigenous language 9 39.1 - - 8 21.1
*

The oldest case is 51 for the poultry worker study, 35 for the cross-sectional study, and 51 years old for the longitudinal study.