Table 1.
Demographic and baseline characteristics of 150 cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) cases.
| Variable | n (%) |
|---|---|
| Age in years [Mean (std)] | 64.4 (10.20) |
| Gender | |
| Male | 100 (66.7) |
| Female | 50 (33.3) |
| Race | |
| White | 134 (100.0) |
| Other | 0 (0) |
| Education | |
| ≤12th grade | 23 (17.4) |
| >12th grade | 109 (82.6) |
| Skin color | |
| Fair white | 59 (44.4) |
| Medium white | 69 (51.9) |
| Light brown | 5 (3.8) |
| Skin's reaction to first time exposure in the sun | |
| A blistering sunburn | 21 (16.0) |
| A sunburn without blisters | 58 (44.3) |
| A mild sunburn that becomes a tan | 35 (26.7) |
| A tan with no sunburn | 164 (10.7) |
| No change in skin color | 3 (2.3) |
| History of blistering sunburn prior to index SCC diagnosis | |
| No | 29 (22.3) |
| Yes | 101 (77.7) |
| Skin's reaction to repeated exposure in the sun | |
| Unable to tan | 243 (17.6) |
| It can tan if you work at it | 61 (46.6) |
| It tans easily | 47 (35.9) |
| Job in sun for more than 3 months at any time in life prior to the index SCC diagnosis | |
| No | 70 (53.0) |
| Yes | 62 (47.0) |
| Number of moles on the entire body | |
| None | 47 (35.3) |
| Less than 10 moles | 62 (46.6) |
| 10–25 moles | 21 (15.8) |
| More than 25 moles | 3 (2.3) |
| History of smoking | |
| Never | 40 (30.8) |
| Ever | 90 (69.2) |
| History of SCC | |
| No | 8 (7.2) |
| Yes | 103 (92.8) |