Table 5. . Diagnosis age, serum albumin, total and albumin-corrected calcium and Breslow thickness by melanoma stage.
| Stage | Age (years), n = 644 (mean ± SD) | Albumin (g/dl), n = 564 (mean ± SD) | Calcium (mg/dl), n = 644 (mean ± SD) | Albumin-corrected calcium (mg/dl), n = 564 (mean ± SD) | Breslow thickness (mm), n = 490 (mean ± SD) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 |
64.59 ± 14.36 |
4.09 ± 0.38 |
9.35 ± 0.51 |
9.45 ± 0.35 |
0.87 ± 1.04¶,# |
| 1 |
60.53 ± 15.32 |
4.14 ± 0.35† |
9.48 ± 0.45 |
9.56 ± 0.42 |
0.76 ± 0.72††,‡‡ |
| 2 |
60.88 ± 15.54 |
4.15 ± 0.34‡ |
9.49 ± 0.50 |
9.56 ± 0.47 |
2.42 ± 1.91¶,††,§§ |
| 3 |
58.07 ± 17.26 |
4.15 ± 0.33§ |
9.51 ± 0.51 |
9.60 ± 0.47 |
3.52 ± 2.71#,‡‡,§§,¶¶ |
| 4 | 60.45 ± 15.38 | 3.92 ± 0.45†,‡,§ | 9.34 ± 0.60 | 9.61 ± 0.40 | 1.27 ± 3.06¶¶ |
†p = 0.05; ‡p = 0.019; §p = 0.041; ¶p = 0.002; #p < 0.0001; ††p < 0.0001; ‡‡p < 0.0001; §§p < 0.0001; ¶¶p = 0.003.
SD: Standard deviation.