Research Article

Male Sex is an Inherent Risk Factor for Basal Cell Carcinoma

Table 1

Criteria for the selection of data sets.

Inclusion criteriaAt least 2 subclasses for ages <40 years
Patient / tumor numbers are available in age classes
Age-specific data for the two sexes separately
Incidences reported in age intervals ≤10 years
≥250 patients/cases included
Reference population: Study from a European country or population of European descent

Exclusion criteriaRestricted to selected age subgroups
Focus on selected anatomical localizations