Table 2.
Clinical characteristics of patients with BCC and SCC.
| BCC | SCC | |
|---|---|---|
| Total number of lesions | 11,848 | 2065 |
| Mean age, years, total | 70.1a | 77.1a |
| Mean age, years, male | 70.1 | 75.9b |
| Mean age, years, female | 70.1 | 78.2b |
| Sex ratio (F/M) | 1.01 | 1.03 |
| Location | ||
| Face | 6500 (73%) | 1036 (64%) |
| Trunk | 1372 (15%) | 160 (10%) |
| Upper limbs | 316 (4%) | 128 (8%) |
| Lower limbs | 303 (3%)c | 192 (12%)c |
| Scalp | 186 (2%) | 44 (3%) |
| Neck | 285 (3%) | 65 (4%) |
BCC basal cell carcinoma, SCC squamous cell carcinoma, F/M female to male ratio.
aThe mean age of patients differed significantly between SCC and BCC patients (p < 0.01).
bThe mean age of SCC patients differed significantly between men and women (p < 0.01).
cSCC was significantly more common on the lower limbs than BCC (p < 0.01).