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. 2014 Oct 19;171(5):1099–1107. doi: 10.1111/bjd.13121

Table 2.

Demographic characteristics of the enrolled and eligible participants

Characteristics Patients enrolled (= 1950) Patients with eligible lesions (= 1611)
Sex
 Male 929 (47·6) 765 (47·5)
 Female 1013 (51·9) 846 (52·5)
 Missing 8 (0·4) 0 (0)
Age (years), median (range) 48 (18–91) 48 (18–91)
Race and ethnicity
 Asian 5 (0·3) 5 (0·3)
 White 1893 (97·1) 1571 (97·5)
 Black or African American 2 (0·1) 2 (0·1)
 Hispanic or Latino 29 (1·5) 25 (1·6)
 Other 12 (0·6) 8 (0·5)
 Missing 9 (0·5) 0 (0)
Fitzpatrick skin type
 1. Always burns easily; never tans 136 (7) 117 (7·3)
 2. Always burns easily; tans minimally 945 (48·5) 783 (48·6)
 3. Burns moderately; tans gradually 635 (32·6) 526 (32·7)
 4. Burns minimally; always tans well 192 (9·8) 158 (9·8)
 5. Rarely burns; tans profusely 29 (1·5) 23 (1·4)
 6. Never burns; deeply pigmented 1 (0·1) 1 (0·1)
 Missing 12 (0·6) 3 (0·2)

Data presented as number (percentage) of patients, except for age. For one subject, the signed informed consent form could not be located at the site and the data were thus deleted.