Research Article

Skin and Soft Tissue Lesions in a District Hospital in Central Nigeria: A Histopathological Study

Table 3

Relationship between the ages and site of the lesion.

AgesSites (%)
Upper limbLower limbPerinea lTrunkNeckHeadTotal value

0–99 (28.1)8 (25.0)2 (6.2)1 (3.1)6 (18.8)6 (18.8)32 (100)0.346
10–1912 (24.0)11 (22.0)2 (4.0)9 (18.0)2 (4.0)14 (28.0)50 (100)
20–2918 (20.9)22 (25.6)5 (5.8)13 (15.1)2 (2.3)26 (30.2)86 (100)
30–3941 (30.4)25 (18.5)12 (8.9)25 (18.5)7 (5.2)25 (18.5)135 (100)
40–4926 (28.6)27 (29.7)2 (2.2)17 (18.7)4 (4.4)15 (16.5)91 (100)
50–5910 (27.0)11 (29.7)1 (2.7)6 (16.2)1 (2.7)8 (21.6)37 (100)
60–694 (28.6)3 (21.4)0 (0.0)2 (14.3)2 (14.3)3 (21.4)14 (100)
70–790 (0.0)0 (0.0)0 (0.0)1 (50.0)0 (50.0)1 (50.0)2 (100)
80–891 (25.0)1 (25.0)0 (0.0)0 (0.0)0 (0.0)2 (50.0)4 (100)
Total121 (26.8)108 (23.9)24 (5.3)74 (16.4)24 (5.3)100 (22.2)451 (100)