Melanoma in the Italian Population and Regional Environmental Influences: A National Retrospective Survey on 2001–2008 Hospitalization Records
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Experimental Section
Methods
3. Results and Discussion
Age Group | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 |
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20 to 30 years old | 334 | 278 | 242 | 329 | 271 | 297 | 301 | 286 |
31 to 40 years old | 600 | 614 | 549 | 623 | 659 | 673 | 728 | 729 |
41 to 50 years old | 714 | 644 | 598 | 681 | 748 | 843 | 844 | 898 |
51 to 60 years old | 872 | 817 | 783 | 857 | 858 | 930 | 942 | 964 |
61 to 70 years old | 979 | 963 | 968 | 940 | 1.007 | 1.074 | 1.197 | 1.209 |
71 to 80 years old | 954 | 847 | 865 | 844 | 895 | 1.030 | 1.024 | 1.141 |
≥81 years old | 393 | 418 | 416 | 433 | 473 | 477 | 581 | 596 |
TOTAL | 4.846 | 4.581 | 4.421 | 4.707 | 4.911 | 5.324 | 5.617 | 5.823 |
Age Group | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
20 to 30 years old | 3.92 | 3.35 | 2.96 | 4.08 | 3.46 | 3.89 | 4.00 | 3.83 |
31 to 40 years old | 6.56 | 6.63 | 5.83 | 6.53 | 6.93 | 7.10 | 7.71 | 7.78 |
41 to 50 years old | 9.39 | 8.18 | 7.38 | 8.15 | 8.69 | 9.54 | 9.29 | 9.66 |
51 to 60 years old | 12.26 | 11.42 | 10.81 | 11.68 | 11.51 | 12.20 | 12.36 | 12.61 |
61 to 70 years old | 15.16 | 14.87 | 14.91 | 14.48 | 15.59 | 16.72 | 18.22 | 18.09 |
71 to 80 years old | 19.56 | 17.09 | 17.31 | 16.75 | 17.62 | 20.01 | 19.76 | 21.80 |
≥81 years old | 18.33 | 18.55 | 17.58 | 17.34 | 15.72 | 17.49 | 20.47 | 20.23 |
TOTAL | 10.56 | 9.90 | 9.44 | 9.95 | 10.24 | 11.12 | 11.64 | 11.97 |
Region | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | ||||||||
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N | SHR | N | SHR | N | SHR | N | SHR | N | SHR | N | SHR | N | SHR | N | SHR | |
Piemonte | 385 | 12,164 | 419 | 13,172 | 385 | 11,982 | 415 | 12,767 | 471 | 14,441 | 432 | 13,271 | 457 | 13,914 | 489 | 14,819 |
Val d'Aosta | − | NA * | − | NA * | 12 | 13,235 | 8 | 8,772 | 7 | 7,588 | 11 | 11,909 | 8 | 8,598 | 17 | 18,220 |
Lombardia | 814 | 12,202 | 832 | 12,359 | 853 | 12,482 | 808 | 11,668 | 876 | 12,542 | 953 | 13,612 | 983 | 13,912 | 876 | 12,303 |
Trentino | 40 | 6,041 | 55 | 8,199 | 45 | 6,621 | 71 | 10,313 | 78 | 11,179 | 59 | 8,406 | 87 | 12,217 | 92 | 12,790 |
Veneto | 432 | 12,971 | 464 | 13,782 | 418 | 12,246 | 434 | 12,593 | 408 | 11,719 | 536 | 15,374 | 582 | 16,487 | 643 | 18,056 |
Friuli | 190 | 21,140 | 162 | 17,904 | 126 | 13,860 | 184 | 20,184 | 164 | 17,887 | 196 | 21,464 | 236 | 25,667 | 247 | 26,754 |
Liguria | 185 | 15,290 | 190 | 15,685 | 146 | 12,022 | 158 | 12,919 | 145 | 11,720 | 155 | 12,623 | 177 | 14,418 | 187 | 15,230 |
Emilia | 376 | 12,425 | 330 | 10,786 | 315 | 10,195 | 397 | 12,686 | 387 | 12,261 | 406 | 12,837 | 394 | 12,335 | 455 | 14,092 |
Toscana | 388 | 14,686 | 334 | 12,544 | 260 | 9,642 | 270 | 9,948 | 281 | 10,305 | 359 | 13,150 | 392 | 14,231 | 371 | 13,395 |
Umbria | 53 | 8,612 | 54 | 8,650 | 42 | 6,630 | 43 | 6,703 | 62 | 9,560 | 69 | 10,599 | 55 | 8,346 | 76 | 11,445 |
Marche | 128 | 11,781 | 139 | 12,624 | 134 | 12,023 | 135 | 12,007 | 126 | 11,142 | 171 | 15,085 | 166 | 14,486 | 167 | 14,452 |
Lazio | 648 | 17,422 | 639 | 17,040 | 705 | 18,584 | 700 | 18,228 | 799 | 20,637 | 799 | 19,956 | 800 | 19,752 | 822 | 20,073 |
Abruzzo | 102 | 11,182 | 89 | 9,620 | 82 | 8,757 | 104 | 10,982 | 107 | 11,207 | 109 | 11,375 | 87 | 8,969 | 114 | 11,644 |
Molise | 11 | 4,790 | 20 | 8,637 | 15 | 6,430 | 17 | 7,281 | 20 | 8,554 | 20 | 8,567 | 22 | 9,370 | 17 | 7,209 |
Campania | 281 | 7,555 | 244 | 6,507 | 267 | 7,038 | 301 | 7,838 | 308 | 7,955 | 325 | 8,117 | 402 | 9,925 | 418 | 10,207 |
Puglia | 322 | 11,644 | 248 | 8,899 | 227 | 8,071 | 252 | 8,879 | 265 | 9,302 | 264 | 9,254 | 322 | 11,235 | 325 | 11,286 |
Basilicata | 24 | 5,743 | 19 | 4,529 | 15 | 3,557 | 30 | 7,089 | 26 | 6,135 | 27 | 6,393 | 22 | 5,193 | 37 | 8,710 |
Calabria | 80 | 5,813 | 58 | 4,187 | 56 | 4,010 | 62 | 4,428 | 66 | 4,695 | 82 | 5,838 | 66 | 4,656 | 93 | 6,517 |
Sicily | 386 | 11,367 | 281 | 8,225 | 227 | 6,570 | 264 | 7,624 | 249 | 7,150 | 274 | 7,853 | 314 | 8,940 | 290 | 8,229 |
Sardinia | − | NA * | − | NA * | 91 | 7,636 | 54 | 4,496 | 66 | 5,434 | 77 | 6,310 | 45 | 3,659 | 87 | 7,034 |
Age Group | Region | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 |
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20–30 | Piemonte | 4,25 | 3,78 | 3,41 | 4,21 | 3,61 | 5,00 | 5,25 | 3,27 |
31–40 | Piemonte | 6,30 | 9,83 | 7,41 | 8,11 | 9,27 | 7,27 | 7,45 | 7,72 |
41–50 | Piemonte | 9,89 | 11,59 | 10,92 | 10,78 | 10,45 | 9,21 | 10,92 | 10,03 |
51–60 | Piemonte | 12,45 | 14,33 | 15,31 | 12,82 | 14,10 | 13,28 | 12,96 | 14,52 |
61–70 | Piemonte | 20,15 | 16,48 | 15,50 | 17,51 | 22,69 | 21,37 | 23,02 | 24,18 |
71–80 | Piemonte | 20,09 | 23,94 | 19,51 | 25,84 | 29,52 | 25,60 | 28,17 | 28,83 |
>80 | Piemonte | 11,01 | 42,32 | 34,64 | 40,43 | 49,46 | 41,85 | 41,23 | 47,76 |
20–30 | Val d’Aosta | NA * | NA * | 7,77 | 0,00 | 0,00 | 0,00 | 0,00 | 17,44 |
31–40 | Val d’Aosta | NA * | 0,00 | 0,00 | 5,25 | 5,28 | 5,36 | 10,83 | 5,55 |
41–50 | Val d’Aosta | NA * | NA * | 6,22 | 6,04 | 17,35 | 5,62 | 10,87 | 10,60 |
51–60 | Val d’Aosta | NA * | 0,00 | 34,70 | 0,00 | 0,00 | 13,24 | 13,21 | 33,08 |
61–70 | Val d’Aosta | NA * | 0,00 | 15,35 | 15,28 | 7,62 | 38,35 | 7,58 | 37,61 |
71–80 | Val d’Aosta | NA * | NA * | 30,34 | 39,94 | 0,00 | 39,42 | 19,71 | 39,11 |
>80 | Val d’Aosta | NA * | NA * | 19,42 | 73,80 | 17,84 | 17,31 | 16,55 | 31,78 |
20–30 | Lombardia | 3,78 | 3,75 | 3,34 | 5,11 | 3,62 | 4,38 | 5,44 | 3,41 |
31–40 | Lombardia | 7,08 | 8,31 | 7,72 | 7,75 | 6,87 | 7,94 | 8,54 | 7,31 |
41–50 | Lombardia | 11,21 | 9,73 | 9,29 | 8,87 | 10,54 | 10,72 | 10,21 | 10,19 |
51–60 | Lombardia | 12,50 | 13,63 | 11,62 | 13,03 | 14,83 | 16,06 | 15,65 | 13,16 |
61–70 | Lombardia | 16,91 | 18,12 | 18,77 | 17,37 | 18,90 | 21,39 | 21,39 | 19,38 |
71–80 | Lombardia | 25,12 | 26,53 | 28,36 | 22,90 | 28,11 | 26,46 | 27,45 | 26,78 |
>80 | Lombardia | 23,89 | 47,63 | 58,20 | 39,77 | 43,95 | 44,64 | 41,81 | 39,00 |
20–30 | Trentino | 0,00 | 1,85 | 0,94 | 8,59 | 6,79 | 3,91 | 3,91 | 3,91 |
31–40 | Trentino | 2,75 | 6,06 | 4,03 | 5,38 | 4,75 | 4,81 | 6,25 | 4,24 |
41–50 | Trentino | 3,44 | 7,47 | 4,80 | 3,84 | 12,53 | 4,97 | 6,87 | 12,02 |
51–60 | Trentino | 4,86 | 8,75 | 9,65 | 10,47 | 11,11 | 12,98 | 18,30 | 17,10 |
61–70 | Trentino | 15,22 | 10,26 | 11,11 | 19,57 | 19,31 | 18,27 | 15,59 | 18,42 |
71–80 | Trentino | 17,50 | 21,85 | 13,12 | 21,89 | 27,61 | 17,37 | 23,06 | 25,65 |
>80 | Trentino | 6,16 | 34,75 | 21,68 | 27,99 | 31,40 | 11,53 | 39,87 | 38,42 |
20–30 | Veneto | 6,20 | 3,78 | 6,38 | 5,74 | 5,11 | 6,32 | 6,59 | 5,80 |
31–40 | Veneto | 8,07 | 9,88 | 8,48 | 8,33 | 8,76 | 11,20 | 11,25 | 13,91 |
41–50 | Veneto | 11,74 | 10,69 | 8,65 | 9,77 | 9,56 | 13,66 | 14,76 | 15,44 |
51–60 | Veneto | 16,28 | 19,54 | 15,65 | 15,14 | 13,85 | 16,34 | 17,70 | 19,91 |
61–70 | Veneto | 17,00 | 23,60 | 18,82 | 16,96 | 15,83 | 25,00 | 24,68 | 27,05 |
71–80 | Veneto | 24,62 | 20,42 | 26,57 | 20,55 | 17,60 | 29,00 | 31,62 | 30,36 |
>80 | Veneto | 14,22 | 32,92 | 37,61 | 34,09 | 29,27 | 39,32 | 40,83 | 42,22 |
20–30 | Friuli V. G. | 8,25 | 8,67 | 3,28 | 17,16 | 4,43 | 8,25 | 11,22 | 10,47 |
31–40 | Friuli V. G. | 13,85 | 11,35 | 10,10 | 12,95 | 11,93 | 12,09 | 16,30 | 20,73 |
41–50 | Friuli V. G. | 18,64 | 14,14 | 11,15 | 22,25 | 18,45 | 19,73 | 16,82 | 19,75 |
51–60 | Friuli V. G. | 27,28 | 24,66 | 13,35 | 20,04 | 19,06 | 24,22 | 27,84 | 29,42 |
61–70 | Friuli V. G. | 29,99 | 24,15 | 20,87 | 24,91 | 26,83 | 29,24 | 40,32 | 36,50 |
71–80 | Friuli V. G. | 34,11 | 28,60 | 23,17 | 24,30 | 37,09 | 36,02 | 60,00 | 46,50 |
>80 | Friuli V. G. | 18,95 | 51,86 | 35,82 | 34,30 | 41,91 | 53,13 | 62,28 | 57,04 |
20–30 | Liguria | 3,93 | 4,86 | 4,36 | 5,26 | 4,55 | 4,72 | 5,64 | 3,24 |
31–40 | Liguria | 9,29 | 8,79 | 6,47 | 5,97 | 5,50 | 8,45 | 8,16 | 5,91 |
41–50 | Liguria | 12,32 | 13,07 | 9,13 | 6,86 | 7,93 | 8,62 | 7,08 | 9,12 |
51–60 | Liguria | 16,97 | 16,60 | 10,89 | 16,53 | 12,62 | 12,89 | 10,46 | 15,25 |
61–70 | Liguria | 17,87 | 22,31 | 19,40 | 15,02 | 19,67 | 18,53 | 26,52 | 18,92 |
71–80 | Liguria | 29,10 | 28,82 | 24,02 | 23,33 | 21,05 | 20,50 | 24,65 | 26,34 |
>80 | Liguria | 19,85 | 40,87 | 35,44 | 36,82 | 26,50 | 33,15 | 27,80 | 48,11 |
20–30 | Emilia R. | 5,36 | 3,97 | 3,61 | 6,08 | 4,74 | 4,89 | 5,47 | 4,17 |
31–40 | Emilia R. | 7,98 | 6,14 | 5,19 | 8,13 | 7,28 | 9,50 | 6,63 | 6,79 |
41–50 | Emilia R. | 9,75 | 9,42 | 7,94 | 10,20 | 10,74 | 10,09 | 11,59 | 9,63 |
51–60 | Emilia R. | 14,20 | 11,35 | 11,66 | 13,60 | 12,51 | 11,62 | 10,38 | 13,56 |
61-70 | Emilia R. | 16,78 | 15,34 | 14,94 | 15,27 | 17,00 | 18,14 | 16,48 | 23,19 |
71–80 | Emilia R. | 19,82 | 17,07 | 15,54 | 22,25 | 20,35 | 21,50 | 20,22 | 31,13 |
>80 | Emilia R. | 20,07 | 30,72 | 24,89 | 37,51 | 31,68 | 32,06 | 33,53 | 41,01 |
20–30 | Toscana | 4,07 | 5,06 | 4,89 | 4,45 | 5,17 | 5,05 | 6,01 | 5,47 |
31–40 | Toscana | 6,46 | 8,95 | 5,05 | 6,93 | 8,08 | 6,77 | 9,66 | 7,80 |
41–50 | Toscana | 12,97 | 8,74 | 6,88 | 8,19 | 8,12 | 11,33 | 10,57 | 9,17 |
51–60 | Toscana | 19,27 | 15,19 | 9,47 | 9,87 | 10,20 | 13,81 | 16,68 | 13,98 |
61–70 | Toscana | 18,30 | 15,20 | 15,16 | 14,91 | 12,80 | 18,86 | 19,94 | 17,31 |
71–80 | Toscana | 24,94 | 18,23 | 20,69 | 18,12 | 15,49 | 23,25 | 26,61 | 25,20 |
>80 | Toscana | 27,25 | 36,16 | 30,86 | 26,17 | 28,07 | 33,42 | 33,33 | 36,31 |
20–30 | Umbria | 0,00 | 2,17 | 0,00 | 1,11 | 3,36 | 2,29 | 0,00 | 5,72 |
31–40 | Umbria | 6,26 | 6,14 | 5,98 | 3,37 | 6,68 | 3,35 | 4,96 | 7,45 |
41–50 | Umbria | 6,06 | 6,87 | 5,69 | 5,53 | 2,67 | 12,99 | 7,55 | 12,26 |
51–60 | Umbria | 8,29 | 11,25 | 7,09 | 7,96 | 11,68 | 9,73 | 10,66 | 14,59 |
61–70 | Umbria | 18,20 | 10,68 | 5,35 | 4,28 | 14,01 | 14,10 | 11,82 | 13,92 |
71–80 | Umbria | 12,32 | 15,88 | 7,35 | 13,50 | 20,98 | 17,30 | 14,93 | 18,57 |
>80 | Umbria | 12,61 | 30,17 | 24,07 | 26,77 | 29,73 | 30,29 | 23,69 | 17,69 |
20–30 | Marche | 3,48 | 3,55 | 3,58 | 7,90 | 1,87 | 5,13 | 4,52 | 3,91 |
31–40 | Marche | 8,30 | 6,71 | 5,64 | 5,63 | 6,55 | 8,43 | 6,06 | 8,38 |
41–50 | Marche | 11,73 | 9,25 | 5,27 | 9,73 | 6,46 | 12,19 | 11,37 | 8,32 |
51–60 | Marche | 13,50 | 10,83 | 10,04 | 12,72 | 12,50 | 13,05 | 14,59 | 15,59 |
61–70 | Marche | 12,95 | 19,75 | 19,92 | 20,04 | 18,43 | 21,16 | 19,08 | 24,19 |
71–80 | Marche | 22,78 | 21,09 | 21,91 | 27,72 | 17,51 | 29,03 | 21,09 | 28,83 |
>80 | Marche | 14,51 | 48,75 | 45,14 | 34,28 | 31,68 | 46,06 | 41,22 | 34,54 |
20–30 | Lazio | 9,46 | 8,68 | 8,42 | 10,93 | 9,68 | 9,49 | 8,20 | 9,66 |
31–40 | Lazio | 9,74 | 10,31 | 13,22 | 15,66 | 17,12 | 16,89 | 16,64 | 16,16 |
41–50 | Lazio | 14,29 | 16,61 | 13,90 | 15,73 | 19,58 | 17,58 | 16,57 | 17,11 |
51–60 | Lazio | 20,02 | 20,07 | 20,68 | 22,91 | 22,04 | 20,93 | 23,72 | 22,01 |
61–70 | Lazio | 28,36 | 24,79 | 30,41 | 24,47 | 27,61 | 26,00 | 27,70 | 27,83 |
71–80 | Lazio | 27,79 | 29,62 | 34,74 | 26,97 | 30,70 | 37,40 | 31,81 | 37,67 |
>80 | Lazio | 26,16 | 52,49 | 59,15 | 41,53 | 53,27 | 62,49 | 45,63 | 56,36 |
20–30 | Abruzzo | 4,57 | 5,31 | 0,00 | 4,71 | 4,12 | 4,20 | 4,20 | 5,64 |
31–40 | Abruzzo | 6,26 | 4,49 | 4,42 | 6,03 | 8,26 | 3,88 | 7,74 | 9,45 |
41–50 | Abruzzo | 7,84 | 6,37 | 9,28 | 10,25 | 8,21 | 10,86 | 5,55 | 7,04 |
51–60 | Abruzzo | 12,54 | 9,35 | 7,02 | 13,71 | 9,28 | 8,56 | 5,21 | 9,06 |
61–70 | Abruzzo | 12,98 | 15,31 | 11,68 | 11,76 | 15,86 | 11,27 | 14,30 | 14,04 |
71–80 | Abruzzo | 19,00 | 18,76 | 23,19 | 19,43 | 10,58 | 29,81 | 17,53 | 19,18 |
>80 | Abruzzo | 31,93 | 41,69 | 41,36 | 39,22 | 27,11 | 50,20 | 19,30 | 42,58 |
20–30 | Molise | 0,00 | 5,17 | 2,61 | 8,01 | 2,74 | 2,80 | 5,65 | 0,00 |
31–40 | Molise | 9,36 | 13,97 | 6,95 | 2,34 | 4,71 | 4,77 | 9,58 | 4,85 |
41–50 | Molise | 10,29 | 5,06 | 4,95 | 9,79 | 12,02 | 7,12 | 4,66 | 11,49 |
51–60 | Molise | 3,06 | 2,96 | 2,86 | 2,78 | 8,06 | 5,31 | 15,80 | 5,26 |
61–70 | Molise | 5,97 | 12,16 | 12,62 | 13,03 | 3,35 | 6,88 | 10,28 | 3,36 |
71–80 | Molise | 0,00 | 13,83 | 13,78 | 17,03 | 10,21 | 13,60 | 13,64 | 6,83 |
>80 | Molise | 0,00 | 33,56 | 25,50 | 12,24 | 41,44 | 34,29 | 21,93 | 21,02 |
20–30 | Campania | 4,17 | 3,00 | 3,03 | 3,24 | 4,75 | 6,86 | 4,46 | 4,47 |
31–40 | Campania | 6,10 | 5,67 | 3,81 | 4,42 | 5,71 | 4,10 | 6,83 | 6,84 |
41–50 | Campania | 7,30 | 4,98 | 6,15 | 8,22 | 6,71 | 7,24 | 6,90 | 8,68 |
51–60 | Campania | 8,99 | 8,10 | 10,01 | 8,84 | 10,22 | 9,15 | 11,78 | 11,01 |
61–70 | Campania | 8,02 | 8,14 | 10,38 | 12,61 | 10,07 | 9,27 | 14,29 | 14,97 |
71–80 | Campania | 12,61 | 11,29 | 14,50 | 13,61 | 11,69 | 15,10 | 20,83 | 18,50 |
>80 | Campania | 9,51 | 21,00 | 20,94 | 22,74 | 19,80 | 27,34 | 32,59 | 27,60 |
20–30 | Puglia | 3,24 | 3,66 | 3,33 | 3,97 | 3,13 | 2,83 | 5,20 | 6,61 |
31–40 | Puglia | 5,03 | 6,61 | 4,62 | 5,15 | 4,63 | 5,55 | 5,74 | 7,23 |
41–50 | Puglia | 13,59 | 7,91 | 8,56 | 4,78 | 8,15 | 9,71 | 10,06 | 9,51 |
51–60 | Puglia | 15,37 | 8,99 | 9,76 | 11,98 | 10,49 | 13,99 | 11,57 | 10,74 |
61–70 | Puglia | 17,66 | 18,49 | 11,55 | 15,10 | 17,59 | 14,69 | 18,56 | 14,78 |
71–80 | Puglia | 23,90 | 17,28 | 15,99 | 19,93 | 19,97 | 16,32 | 24,45 | 21,80 |
>80 | Puglia | 14,37 | 26,10 | 27,56 | 35,05 | 31,01 | 24,46 | 36,58 | 39,98 |
20–30 | Basilicata | 0,00 | 0,00 | 1,34 | 2,73 | 2,80 | 1,44 | 4,41 | 3,00 |
31–40 | Basilicata | 3,62 | 0,00 | 0,00 | 1,23 | 3,74 | 3,78 | 3,82 | 3,88 |
41–50 | Basilicata | 2,79 | 2,73 | 1,33 | 5,25 | 3,86 | 6,37 | 5,02 | 8,66 |
51–60 | Basilicata | 12,08 | 5,03 | 4,88 | 4,72 | 6,05 | 8,95 | 4,41 | 10,27 |
61–70 | Basilicata | 9,99 | 13,64 | 7,07 | 18,30 | 9,46 | 19,48 | 9,82 | 13,61 |
71–80 | Basilicata | 10,50 | 18,67 | 4,12 | 16,11 | 9,95 | 15,83 | 7,93 | 13,77 |
>80 | Basilicata | 4,90 | 18,39 | 4,34 | 32,68 | 19,86 | 7,56 | 7,19 | 10,23 |
20–30 | Calabria | 2,23 | 1,89 | 0,76 | 0,77 | 1,19 | 1,62 | 2,04 | 4,11 |
31–40 | Calabria | 3,31 | 2,21 | 2,93 | 3,70 | 6,36 | 3,41 | 4,16 | 5,70 |
41–50 | Calabria | 4,17 | 2,86 | 2,80 | 3,56 | 3,11 | 3,08 | 4,55 | 5,23 |
51–60 | Calabria | 7,00 | 2,93 | 3,35 | 6,05 | 1,80 | 8,46 | 3,98 | 8,34 |
61–70 | Calabria | 5,39 | 5,48 | 5,59 | 3,98 | 4,62 | 6,44 | 5,19 | 5,06 |
71–80 | Calabria | 13,10 | 11,49 | 6,67 | 7,89 | 7,17 | 7,74 | 9,00 | 9,59 |
>80 | Calabria | 18,48 | 30,50 | 20,82 | 17,01 | 21,13 | 26,10 | 12,49 | 17,52 |
20–30 | Sicilia | 9,28 | 4,88 | 2,53 | 3,38 | 3,45 | 3,02 | 2,53 | 2,55 |
31–40 | Sicilia | 11,57 | 4,88 | 3,52 | 4,57 | 4,14 | 5,37 | 7,48 | 6,34 |
41–50 | Sicilia | 9,02 | 6,35 | 4,40 | 5,78 | 5,37 | 6,86 | 5,68 | 7,12 |
51–60 | Sicilia | 10,38 | 6,96 | 8,12 | 9,45 | 7,42 | 8,43 | 7,72 | 8,42 |
61–70 | Sicilia | 14,19 | 9,67 | 10,67 | 10,82 | 12,47 | 10,20 | 17,79 | 13,54 |
71–80 | Sicilia | 16,28 | 15,76 | 14,27 | 13,93 | 13,54 | 16,93 | 21,63 | 15,62 |
>80 | Sicilia | 11,51 | 37,89 | 26,12 | 27,56 | 25,64 | 28,91 | 27,65 | 21,31 |
20–30 | Sardegna | NA * | NA * | 1,40 | 0,48 | 2,00 | 2,07 | 0,53 | 2,19 |
31–40 | Sardegna | NA * | NA * | 4,53 | 2,87 | 5,74 | 4,11 | 2,89 | 4,16 |
41–50 | Sardegna | NA * | NA * | 5,00 | 4,46 | 2,61 | 5,97 | 4,61 | 4,54 |
51–60 | Sardegna | NA * | NA * | 12,15 | 7,24 | 7,04 | 8,41 | 2,93 | 5,80 |
61–70 | Sardegna | NA * | NA * | 16,02 | 5,70 | 7,44 | 6,72 | 4,18 | 14,03 |
71–80 | Sardegna | NA * | NA * | 15,92 | 7,80 | 10,15 | 6,70 | 4,11 | 17,09 |
>80 | Sardegna | NA * | NA * | 23,22 | 13,51 | 17,68 | 15,48 | 13,31 | 21,28 |
Discussion
4. Conclusions
Acknowledgments
Author Contributions
Conflicts of Interest
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Piscitelli, P.; Neglia, C.; Falco, A.; Rivezzi, M.; Agnello, N.; Argentiero, A.; Chitano, G.; Distante, C.; Rosa, G.D.; Vinci, G.; et al. Melanoma in the Italian Population and Regional Environmental Influences: A National Retrospective Survey on 2001–2008 Hospitalization Records. Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2015, 12, 9102-9118. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph120809102
Piscitelli P, Neglia C, Falco A, Rivezzi M, Agnello N, Argentiero A, Chitano G, Distante C, Rosa GD, Vinci G, et al. Melanoma in the Italian Population and Regional Environmental Influences: A National Retrospective Survey on 2001–2008 Hospitalization Records. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 2015; 12(8):9102-9118. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph120809102
Chicago/Turabian StylePiscitelli, Prisco, Cosimo Neglia, Andrea Falco, Matteo Rivezzi, Nadia Agnello, Alberto Argentiero, Giovanna Chitano, Chiara Distante, Giulia Della Rosa, Giorgia Vinci, and et al. 2015. "Melanoma in the Italian Population and Regional Environmental Influences: A National Retrospective Survey on 2001–2008 Hospitalization Records" International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 12, no. 8: 9102-9118. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph120809102