Research Article

Factors Associated with Skin Cancers in People with Albinism in Togo

Table 2

Factors associated with skin cancer in univariate analysis.

PWA without skin cancerPWA with skin cancerTotal value
N = 453N = 64N = 517

Age (years)
 Mean (standard deviation)19.2 (±15.2)39.7 (±15.7)≤0.001
 >39, n (%)45 (58.4)32 (41.6)77≤0.001
 ≤39, n (%)408 (92.7)32 (7.3)440
Sex0.989
 Female, n (%)234 (87.6)33 (12.4)267
 Male, n (%)219 (87.6)31 (12.4)250
Area of residence0.071
 Rural, n (%)90 (82.6)19 (17.4)109
 Urban, n (%)363 (89.0)45 (11.0)408
Presence of ephelides0.042
 No97 (82.2)21 (17.8)118
 Yes356 (89.2)43 (10.8)399
Presence of elastosis0.450
 No449 (87.5)64 (12.5)513
 Yes4 (100.0)0 (0.0)4
Presence actinic keratosis≤0.001
 No210 (95.9)9 (4.1)219
 Yes243 (81.5)55 (18.5)298