Could age increase the strength of inverse association between ultraviolet B exposure and colorectal cancer?

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Table 3 UVB in association with crude incidence of CRC: 0–14 years of age, controlling for covariates

Covariate	Regression Coefficient	Standard Error	t	p-value
UV B estimate^a	< 0.001	< 0.001	−0.74	0.46
Stratospheric Ozone^b	< 0.001	< 0.001	3.56	< 0.001
Urbanization^c	< 0.001	< 0.001	0.30	0.77
Pigmentation^d	−0.006	0.01	− 0.51	0.61
GDP^e	< 0.001	< 0.001	2.19	0.03
Life Expectancy^f	< 0.001	< 0.001	0.21	0.83
Smoking^g	< 0.001	0.001	−0.78	0.43
Animal Consumption^h	< 0.001	< 0.001	− 1.48	0.14
Intercept	0.07	0.08	−0.87	0.39

Model R² = 0.15; p < 0.001; ^aNASA TOMS Satellite package. ^bBeckman et al. ^cChristenson E et al. [22]. ^dJablonski et al. [21]. ^e,fThe World Bank. ^gInstitute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME). ^hThe Food and Agricultural Organization of the United Nations (FAO)

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