Relationship between Latitude and Melanoma in Italy
Joint Authors
Crocetti, Emanuele
Nardini, Paolo
Buzzoni, Carlotta
Chiarugi, Alessandra
Pimpinelli, Nicola
Source
Issue
Vol. 2012, Issue 2012 (31 Dec. 2012), pp.1-5, 5 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2012-01-16
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
5
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Objective.
Evaluate the ecological relationship between skin melanoma epidemiology and latitude in Italy.
Methods.
We used data from the Italian network of cancer registries (Airtum).
In a Poisson model, we evaluated the effect on incidence, mortality, and survival of latitude, adjusting for some demographic, social, phenotypic, and behavioural variables.
Results.
Incidence increased in Italy by 17% for each degree of increase in latitude.
The effect of latitude was statistically significantly present also adjusting for other variables (incidence rate ratio = 1.08).
The effect of latitude on increasing mortality (mortality rate ratio = 1.27) and improving survival (relative excess risk of death = 0.93) was no longer present in the multivariate model.
Conclusion.
Melanoma incidence, mortality, and survival vary in Italy according to latitude.
After adjustment for several confounders, incidence still grows with growing latitude.
Presumably, latitude expresses other variables that might be related to individual susceptibility and/or local care.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Crocetti, Emanuele& Buzzoni, Carlotta& Chiarugi, Alessandra& Nardini, Paolo& Pimpinelli, Nicola. 2012. Relationship between Latitude and Melanoma in Italy. ISRN Oncology،Vol. 2012, no. 2012, pp.1-5.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
Crocetti, Emanuele…[et al.]. Relationship between Latitude and Melanoma in Italy. ISRN Oncology No. 2012 (2012), pp.1-5.
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American Medical Association (AMA)
Crocetti, Emanuele& Buzzoni, Carlotta& Chiarugi, Alessandra& Nardini, Paolo& Pimpinelli, Nicola. Relationship between Latitude and Melanoma in Italy. ISRN Oncology. 2012. Vol. 2012, no. 2012, pp.1-5.
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Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-504496