Increasing Age Is Associated with Worse Prognostic Factors and Increased Distant Recurrences despite Fewer Sentinel Lymph Node Positives in Melanoma

Table 4

Multivariable model of distant recurrence versus regional recurrences (only SLN negatives and distant/regional recurrences, 𝑛=107).

Variable	Hazard ratio	95% confidence interval	P value
Male	1.90	0.72–5.00	0.19
Age
<30 versus 31–40 yrs	2.10	0.83–9.21	0.25
<30 versus 41–50 yrs	3.00	0.68–13.3	0.15
<30 versus 51–60 yrs	4.64	1.05–20.6	0.04
<30 versus ≥61 yrs	2.78	0.70–11.0	0.15
Breslow depth (≥1 mm)	1.90	0.72–5.00	0.19
Ulceration	1.96	0.74–5.24	0.18
Head and neck site	0.83	0.32–2.15	0.71