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Table 2 Sample description (N = 47)

From: Predictors of skin self-examination before and after a melanoma diagnosis: the role of medical advice and patient’s level of education

Variable

M (SD )

% (n )

Age in years

55.39 (12.62)

 

Education in years since grade 1

13.03 (3.48)

 

Sex

  

  Male

 

51.1 (24)

  Female

 

48.9 (23)

Marital status

  

  Married

 

61.7 (29)

  Common law

 

10.6 (5)

  Single, never married

 

6.4 (3)

  Divorced/separated

 

12.8 (6)

  Widowed

 

8.5 (4)

Time since diagnosis in months

  

  <1

 

17.0 (8)

  1 to 2

 

14.9 (7)

  3 to 6

 

34.0 (16)

  > 6

 

31.9 (15)

  Missing

 

2.1 (1)

Melanoma stage

  

  In situ (stage 0)

 

40.4 (19)

  Stage I

 

10.6 (5)

  Stage II

 

14.9 (7)

  Stage III

 

17.0 (8)

  Missing

 

17.0 (8)

Melanoma detection

  

  Patient

 

42.6 (20)

  Physician

 

10.6 (5)

  Partner/spouse

 

12.8 (6)

  Other (e.g., sister, offspring)

 

8.5 (4)

  Missing

 

25.5 (12)