Basal Cell Carcinoma in Asians: A Retrospective Analysis of Ten Patients

Table 1

Patient variables.

Patient variables	Asians (𝑛=10)	Caucasian controls (𝑛=30)	𝑃 value
Mean age (years) of onset for first BCC	68.9 ± 13.2	58.3 ± 14.0	<0.05
Occurrence of multiple (>1) lifetime BCC	1 (11.1%)^∗	23 (79.3%)^∗∗	<0.01
Mean number of lifetime BCCs	1.11±0.33^∗	5.41±5.03^∗∗∗	<0.02
Mean Fitzpatrick skin phototype	3.44±1.42^∗	2.72±1.16^∗∗	<0.15
Presence of fair skin	2 (20.0%)	18 (62.1%)^∗∗	<0.04
Mean sun exposure (hours/day)	2.5	2.77	<0.70
History of chemical exposure	4 (44.4%)^∗	7 (24.1%)^∗∗	<0.40
History of X-ray exposure	2 (22.2%)^∗	11 (31.0%)^∗∗	<0.46
Mean smoking pack years	18.8±24.75	10.3±18.0	<0.45
Hx of non-BCC skin cancer	0 (0%)	5 (17.2%)^∗∗	<0.32
FHx of skin cancer	0 (0%)	10 (33.3%)^∗∗	<0.08
Hx of other cancer	0 (0%)	8 (27.6%)^∗∗	<0.16
FHx of other cancer	5 (55.5%)^∗	21 (69.9%)^∗∗	<0.44

^*𝑛=9, ^**𝑛=29 due to unavailable data, and ^***𝑛=27 due to unavailable data.