Table 1.
Baseline demographics, sun sensitivity, and clinical characteristics of melanoma survivors and children
| Characteristic | Sun protection intervention (n = 170) | Standard education (n = 170) | P | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
| |||||
| n (%) | Mean (SD) | n (%) | Mean (SD) | ||
| Survivor | |||||
| Age, y | 40.4 (6.4) | 40.5 (6.5) | 0.92a | ||
| Sex, male | 66 (38.8) | 64 (37.6) | 0.91b | ||
| Ethnicity | >0.99 | ||||
| Hispanic or Latino | 6 (3.5) | 6 (3.5) | |||
| Not Hispanic or Latino | 164 (96.5) | 164 (96.5) | |||
| Race, white | 169 (99.4) | 168 (100) | >0.99 | ||
| Education | 0.36 | ||||
| College graduate | 137 (80.6) | 129 (76.3) | |||
| Not a college graduate | 33 (19.4) | 40 (23.7) | |||
| Marital status, married | 150 (88.2) | 161 (95.3) | 0.03b | ||
| Sun sensitivity indexc | 2.16 (0.59) | 2.29 (0.60) | 0.06a | ||
| Smoking status | 0.82b | ||||
| Current smoker | 15 (8.8) | 12 (7.1) | |||
| Former smoker | 37 (21.8) | 39 (22.9) | |||
| Never smoker | 118 (69.4) | 119 (70.0) | |||
| Number of melanoma diagnoses | 0.18b | ||||
| 1 | 140 (82.8) | 149 (87.7) | |||
| 2 | 23 (13.6) | 13 (7.7) | |||
| ≥3 | 6 (3.6) | 8 (4.7) | |||
| Time since melanoma diagnosis, y | 4.56 (3.83) | 4.43 (3.45) | 0.73a | ||
| Stage of melanoma at diagnosis | 0.95b | ||||
| 0 | 30 (17.6) | 27 (15.9) | |||
| I | 116 (68.2) | 116 (68.2) | |||
| II | 10 (5.9) | 11 (6.5) | |||
| III | 14 (8.2) | 16 (9.4) | |||
| Number of first-degree relatives diagnosed with melanoma | >0.99 | ||||
| 0 | 136 (81.0) | 137 (81.6) | |||
| 1 | 26 (15.5) | 25 (14.9) | |||
| 2 | 6 (3.6) | 6 (3.6) | |||
| Child | |||||
| Age, y | 7.3 (3.9) | 7.3 (3.8) | 0.90a | ||
| Sex, male | 94 (55.3) | 79 (46.5) | 0.13b | ||
| Ethnicity | 0.39b | ||||
| Hispanic or Latino | 14 (8.3) | 9 (5.3) | |||
| Not Hispanic or Latino | 155 (91.7) | 160 (94.7) | |||
| Race, white | 166 (98.8) | 168 (99.4) | 0.62 | ||
| Sun sensitivity indexc | 2.29 (0.69) | 2.34 (0.66) | 0.48a | ||
Valid percentages are reported. Abbreviations: SD, standard deviation.
a
Two-sided t-test
b
Two-sided Fisher exact test
c
Computed from responses to questions about eye color, hair color, skin’s reaction to the sun and skin sensitivity.
Range 1–4; lower scores indicate higher sun sensitivity.