Exploring the relationship between total serum calcium and melanoma development: a cross-sectional study
BackgroundMelanoma is the fourth leading cause of cancer-related death worldwide. The continuous exploration and reporting of risk factors of melanoma is important for standardizing and reducing the incidence of the disease. Calcium signaling is a promising therapeutic target for melanoma; however,...
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| description | BackgroundMelanoma is the fourth leading cause of cancer-related death worldwide. The continuous exploration and reporting of risk factors of melanoma is important for standardizing and reducing the incidence of the disease. Calcium signaling is a promising therapeutic target for melanoma; however, the relationship between total serum calcium levels and melanoma development remains unclear.MethodsIn this study, we included patients with melanoma from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) database from 2003 to 2006 and from 2009 to 2016. The baseline clinical characteristics of the participants were analyzed using the chi-square and rank-sum tests. Subsequently, a fitted model was constructed to evaluate the relationship between total serum calcium levels and melanoma development. The performance of total serum calcium levels and covariates in predicting the risk of melanoma was assessed based on ROC curves. Finally, LASSO regression analysis was performed using the “glmnet” R package to identify clinical characteristics associated with melanoma.ResultsA total of 13,432 participants were included in this study. Age, race, household poverty-to-income ratio, response of the skin to sunlight after a certain period of non-exposure, wearing long-sleeved shirts, frequency of sunscreen use, and arthritis were significantly correlated with the development of melanoma. The p-values of total serum calcium levels in three fitted models were < 0.05, and the OR values were < 1. According to the ROC curves, the AUC values of models 2 and 3 were 0.728 and 0.766, respectively, indicating that the combination of total serum calcium levels and covariates showed better performance in predicting the occurrence of melanoma. Furthermore, LASSO regression analysis revealed seven clinical characteristics significantly associated with melanoma.ConclusionThis study revealed a relationship between total serum calcium levels and melanoma development. Total serum calcium levels combined with phenotypic and clinical characteristics were found to be more effective in predicting the occurrence of melanoma. Therefore, the relationship between total serum calcium levels and melanoma development warrants further investigation in prospective cohort studies. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-5542d5016aed455eb17e2f6b85c4348c2025-08-20T02:39:44ZengFrontiers Media S.A.Frontiers in Nutrition2296-861X2024-12-011110.3389/fnut.2024.14618181461818Exploring the relationship between total serum calcium and melanoma development: a cross-sectional studyQiaochu ZhouWei WangJinhui WangChangchang LiJianle JiBackgroundMelanoma is the fourth leading cause of cancer-related death worldwide. The continuous exploration and reporting of risk factors of melanoma is important for standardizing and reducing the incidence of the disease. Calcium signaling is a promising therapeutic target for melanoma; however, the relationship between total serum calcium levels and melanoma development remains unclear.MethodsIn this study, we included patients with melanoma from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) database from 2003 to 2006 and from 2009 to 2016. The baseline clinical characteristics of the participants were analyzed using the chi-square and rank-sum tests. Subsequently, a fitted model was constructed to evaluate the relationship between total serum calcium levels and melanoma development. The performance of total serum calcium levels and covariates in predicting the risk of melanoma was assessed based on ROC curves. Finally, LASSO regression analysis was performed using the “glmnet” R package to identify clinical characteristics associated with melanoma.ResultsA total of 13,432 participants were included in this study. Age, race, household poverty-to-income ratio, response of the skin to sunlight after a certain period of non-exposure, wearing long-sleeved shirts, frequency of sunscreen use, and arthritis were significantly correlated with the development of melanoma. The p-values of total serum calcium levels in three fitted models were < 0.05, and the OR values were < 1. According to the ROC curves, the AUC values of models 2 and 3 were 0.728 and 0.766, respectively, indicating that the combination of total serum calcium levels and covariates showed better performance in predicting the occurrence of melanoma. Furthermore, LASSO regression analysis revealed seven clinical characteristics significantly associated with melanoma.ConclusionThis study revealed a relationship between total serum calcium levels and melanoma development. Total serum calcium levels combined with phenotypic and clinical characteristics were found to be more effective in predicting the occurrence of melanoma. Therefore, the relationship between total serum calcium levels and melanoma development warrants further investigation in prospective cohort studies.https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fnut.2024.1461818/fullmelanomaNHANEStotal serum calciumLASSOcross-sectional study |
| spellingShingle | Qiaochu Zhou Wei Wang Jinhui Wang Changchang Li Jianle Ji Exploring the relationship between total serum calcium and melanoma development: a cross-sectional study Frontiers in Nutrition melanoma NHANES total serum calcium LASSO cross-sectional study |
| title | Exploring the relationship between total serum calcium and melanoma development: a cross-sectional study |
| title_full | Exploring the relationship between total serum calcium and melanoma development: a cross-sectional study |
| title_fullStr | Exploring the relationship between total serum calcium and melanoma development: a cross-sectional study |
| title_full_unstemmed | Exploring the relationship between total serum calcium and melanoma development: a cross-sectional study |
| title_short | Exploring the relationship between total serum calcium and melanoma development: a cross-sectional study |
| title_sort | exploring the relationship between total serum calcium and melanoma development a cross sectional study |
| topic | melanoma NHANES total serum calcium LASSO cross-sectional study |
| url | https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fnut.2024.1461818/full |
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