Table 2.

Demographic and clinical characteristics of the sample

Characteristics	Intervention (n=12)	Control (n=12)
	n (%) or Mean (SD)
Gender
Male	8 (67%)	6 (50%)
Female	4 (33%)	6 (50%)
Age at baseline
Mean, SD	56.7 (14.0)	61.0 (10.5)
Area
Metropolitan	7 (58%)	7 (58%)
Regional	4 (33%)	5 (42%)
Rural	1 (8%)	0 (0%)
Country of birth
Australia	11 (92%)	11 (92%)
Other	1 (8%)	1 (8%)
Marital status
Married	11 (92%)	8 (72.7%)
Other	1 (8%)	3 (27.3%)
Children
Yes	11 (92%)	8 (67%)
No	1 (8%)	4 (33%)
Highest level of education
No tertiary education	9 (75%)	8 (67%)
University	3 (25%)	3 (25%)
Other	0	1 (8%)
Number of previous melanomas	3.3 (2.9)	2.3 (1.9)
Most recent melanoma subtype
Superficial spreading melanoma	9 (75%)	4 (40%)
In situ	2 (17%)	2 (20%)
Nodular	0	2 (20%)
Melanoma not classified	1 (8%)	2 (20%)
Breslow thickness (mm)	0.78 (0.3 to 2.9)	1.3 (0.3 to 3.5)