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. 2020 Jul 4;27(11):4109–4119. doi: 10.1245/s10434-020-08758-2

Table 2.

Patient and melanoma characteristics at randomization T1 for the study groups

Characteristics Total (n = 207)
n (%)
Conventional schedule (n = 103)
n (%)
Experimental schedule (n = 104)
n (%)
p Value
Sex Female 99 (47.8) 41 (39.8) 58 (55.8) 0.02
Male 108 (52.2) 62 (60.2) 46 (44.2)
Age (years) ≤ 55 68 (32.9) 36 (35.0) 32 (30.8) 0.46
56–64 62 (29.9) 33 (32.0) 29 (27.9)
65+ 77 (37.2) 34 (33.0) 43 (41.3)
Level of education Primary school 2 (1.0) 2 (1.9) 0 (0.0) 0.34
Secondary/high 133 (64.3) 70 (68.0) 63 (60.6)
Diploma 27 (13.0) 11 (10.7) 16 (15.4)
University 42 (20.3) 18 (17.5) 24 (23.1)
Unknown 3 (1.4) 2 (1.9) 1 (1.0)
Relationship status Without partner 34 (16.4) 13 (12.6) 21 (20.2) 0.21
With partner 172 (83.1) 89 (86.4) 83 (79.8)
Unknown 1 (0.5) 1 (1.0) 0 (0.0)
Daily activities Employed 95 (45.9) 52 (50.5) 43 (41.3) 0.41
Not employed 110 (53.1) 50 (48.5) 60 (57.7)
Unknown 2 (1.0) 1 (1.0) 1 (1.0)
Presence of comorbidities No 119 (57.5) 60 (58.3) 59 (56.7) 0.37
Yes 86 (41.5) 43 (41.7) 43 (41.4)
Unknown 2 (1.0) 0 (0.0) 2 (1.9)
Primary melanoma Head and neck 34 (16.4) 15 (14.6) 19 (18.3) 0.22
Trunk 82 (39.6) 47 (45.6) 35 (33.7)
Lower extremity 45 (21.8) 23 (22.3) 22 (21.1)
Upper extremity 46 (22.2) 18 (17.5) 28 (26.9)
Breslow thickness < 1.00 47 (22.7) 21 (20.4) 26 (25.0) 0.47
1.00–2.00 103 (49.8) 55 (53.4) 48 (46.2)
2.01–4.00 44 (21.2) 19 (18.4) 25 (24.0)
> 4.00 13 (6.3) 8 (7.8) 5 (4.8)
Ulceration No 166 (80.2) 85 (82.5) 81 (77.9) 0.40
Yes 41 (19.8) 18 (17.5) 23 (22.1)
AJCC classification 1B 136 (65.7) 68 (66.0) 68 (65.4) 0.97
2A 33 (15.9) 16 (15.5) 17 (16.3)
2B 33 (15.9) 16 (15.5) 17 (16.4)
2C 5 (2.4) 3 (2.9) 2 (1.9)

AJCC American Joint Committee on Cancer