Research Article
Male Sex is an Inherent Risk Factor for Basal Cell Carcinoma
Table 2
Compilation of included data sets.
| Data set | PMID | First author [a] | Publication year | Country | Follow up period | Coding | Age rangeb | Age classes | Age class modec |
| 1 | 7547221 | Levi [16] | 1988 | Switzerland | 1976–1985 | Patient | (30–34)-(85+) | 5 yr | N0–N4 | 2 | 2322501 | Roberts [17] | 1990 | UK | 1988 | Patient | (25–29)-(85+) | 5 yr | N0–N4 | 3 | 2312827 | Chuang [18] | 1990 | USA | 1976–1984 | Patient | (0–14)-(85+) | 10 yr | N5–[N+1]4 | 4 | 1954125 | Coebergh [19] | 1991 | Netherlands | 1975–1988 | Patient | (0–14)-(85+) | 5 yr | N0–N4 | 5 | 1985867 | Magnus [20] | 1991 | Norway | 1976–1982 | Neoplasm | (−19)-(90+) | 10 yr | N0–N9 | 6 | 11122025 | Holme [21] | 2000 | UK | 1998 | Patient | (25–29)-(85+) | 5 yr | N0–N4 | 7 | 11568742 | Harris [22] | 2001 | USA | 1985–1996 | Patient | (<20)-(>80) | 10 yr | N0–N9 | 8 | 14578155 | Athas [23] | 2003 | USA | 1977–1978 | Neoplasm | (25–34)-(75+) | 10 yr | N5–[N+1]4 | 9 | 14578155 | Athas [23] | 2003 | USA | 1998–1999 | Neoplasm | (25–34)-(75+) | 10 yr | N5–[N+1]4 | 10 | 14520447 | Stang [24] | 2003 | Germany | 1995–1999 | Patient | (30–34)-(85+) | 5 yr | N0–N4 | 11 | 17640064 | Bath-Hextall [25] | 2007 | UK | 1996–2003 | Patient | (18–24)-(80+) | 5 yr | N0–N4 | 12 | 17550552 | Stang [26] | 2007 | Germany | 1998–2003 | Patient | (10–19)-(>80) | 10 yr | N0–N9 | 13 | 18649084 | Radespiel-Tröger [27] | 2008 | Germany | 2001–2005 | Patient | (0–29)-(80+) | 10 yr | N0–N9 | 14 | 19796178 | Bielsa [28] | 2009 | Spain | 2006–2007 | Neoplasm | (0–4)-(85+) | 5 yr | N0–N4 | 15 | 19595266 | Celic [29] | 2009 | Croatia | 2003–2005 | Neoplasm | (0–9)-(80+) | 10 yr | N0–N9 | 16 | 24874476 | Reinau [30] | 2014 | UK | 2000–2011 | Patient | (18–19)-(80+) | 5 yr | N0–N4 |
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aReference number. bYounger and oldest age group considered. c = integer 0–9; for example for : N0–N9 corresponds to 40–49 and N5–[N+1]4 to 45–54. |