Table 1. Cohort demographics in relation to whether the primary tumor was reported as being ulcerated or not.
Total* | Cases with Ulcerated Tumors |
Cases without Ulcerated Tumors |
P value Testing Cases with/without Ulcerated Tumor |
|
---|---|---|---|---|
Age at Diagnosis | 0.0001** | |||
Median (range) | 56 (17–90) | 60 (22–90) | 55 (17–85) | |
Gender | 0.001*** | |||
Male | 924 (43.0 %) | 215 (50.5%) | 699 (41.2%) | |
Female | 1223 (57.0%) | 211 (49.5%) | 997 (58.8%) | |
Adjusted Vitamin D* (nmol/l) | 0.09*** | |||
<20 | 109 (6%) | 27 (8%) | 82 (5.8%) | |
20–60 | 1172 (67%) | 222 (66.7%) | 942 (66.9%) | |
60–85 | 394 (22.4%) | 74 (22%) | 315 (22.3%) | |
85–100 | 55 (3%) | 10 (3%) | 44 (3.1%) | |
100+ | 26 (1.5%) | 0 (0%) | 25 (1.8%) | |
BMI (units) | 0.06*** | |||
<18.5 | 17 (0.8%) | 1 (0.2%) | 16 (1%) | |
18.5–25 | 799 (37.8%) | 140 (33.7%) | 652 (38.9%) | |
25–30 | 854 (40.4%) | 174 (41.8%) | 670 (40.0%) | |
30+ | 446 (21%) | 101 (24.3%) | 338 (20.2%) | |
NSAIDs (BNF 10.1.1) | 0.9*** | |||
Ever used | 184 (8.6%) | 36 (8.5%) | 147 (8.7%) | |
Never used | 1949 (91.4%) | 387 (91.5%) | 1539 (91.3%) | |
Aspirin | 0.008*** | |||
Ever used | 247 (12%) | 65(15%) | 181 (11%) | |
Never used | 1886 (88%) | 358 (85%) | 1505 (89%) | |
Duration of aspirin use for users (years) | 1** | |||
Median (range) | 4.7 (0.08–43.5) | 4.7 (0.28–43.5) | 4.7 (0.08–24.1) | |
Diabetes | 0.002*** | |||
Yes | 81 (4%) | 27 (6.7%) | 53 (3.3%) | |
No | 1968 (96%) | 376 (93.3%) | 1570 (96.7%) | |
Ever smoked | 0.04*** | |||
Yes | 926 (45%) | 202 (49.5%) | 715 (43.8%) | |
No | 1137 (55%) | 206 (50.5%) | 917 (56.2%) | |
Still smoke (yes/no) | 0.2*** | |||
Yes | 243 (11.8%) | 55 (13.5%) | 184 (11.3%) | |
No | 1821 (88.2%) | 354 (86.6%) | 1448 (89.7%) | |
Duration smoked, excluding non smokers (years). | 0.05** | |||
Median (range) | 20.9 (0.1–72) | 23 (0.3–58.1) | 20 (0.1–72) | |
Pack years (inc. rolls and cigars per 10 packyears) | 0.02** | |||
Median (range) | 1.4 (0.003–188) | 1.6 (0.05–10.7) | 1.4 (0.003–188) |
Including cases with missing ulceration status
P value calculated using a Mann Whitney U test
P value calculated using a chi squared test.