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Table 2 Age and multivariable-adjusted logistic regression for associations of sun-seeking behaviors with average annual frequency of indoor tanning bed usage during high school/college

From: Association of sun-seeking behaviors with indoor tanning behavior in US white females during high school/college in Nurses’ Health Study II

 

None

1–2

3–11

≥ 12

 

N a

N a

Unadjusted Model

Adjusted Model b

N a

Unadjusted Model

Adjusted Model b

N a

Unadjusted Model

Adjusted Model b

Number of times per week spent outdoors in a swimsuit as a teenager

      

<1

9,270

215

1.00

1.00

140

1.00

1.00

54

1.00

1.00

1

6,323

230

1.49 (1.23–1.79)*

1.31 (1.00-1.71)

164

1.60 (1.27–2.01) *

1.45 (1.06–1.98) *

51

1.25 (0.85–1.84)

1.34 (0.79–2.27)

2

10,603

444

1.65 (1.40–1.95) *

1.50 (1.19–1.89) *

331

1.84 (1.51–2.25) *

1.44 (1.09–1.91) *

110

1.52 (1.10–2.11) *

1.22 (0.76–1.96)

Several

29,759

1,553

1.99 (1.72–2.30) *

1.69 (1.38–2.07) *

1,304

2.48 (2.08–2.96) *

2.01 (1.58–2.55) *

578

2.70 (2.04–3.58) *

2.45 (1.65–3.64) *

Daily

10,133

559

2.07 (1.77–2.44) *

1.80 (1.43–2.26) *

523

2.87 (2.37–3.47) *

2.25 (1.73–2.93) *

276

3.71 (2.76–4.98) *

2.68 (1.76–4.09) *

Percentage of time wearing sunscreen at the pool or beach as a teenager

100

950

34

1.00

1.00

20

1.00

1.00

18

1.00

1.00

75

2,575

127

1.29 (0.88–1.90)

1.16 (0.68–1.96)

92

1.56 (0.95–2.55)

2.23 (1.05–4.76) *

44

0.81 (0.46–1.41)

0.63 (0.29–1.38)

50

6,296

317

1.34 (0.93–1.92)

1.09 (0.67–1.78)

270

1.91 (1.20–3.02) *

2.39 (1.16–4.92) *

101

0.78 (0.47–1.30)

0.66 (0.33–1.33)

25

14,310

871

1.67 (1.18–2.37) *

1.42 (0.89–2.27)

660

2.14 (1.37–3.37) *

2.43 (1.19–4.95) *

266

0.96 (0.59–1.56)

0.88 (0.46–1.70)

0

40,614

1,646

1.31 (0.93–1.85)

1.07 (0.67–1.71)

1,412

2.03 (1.30–3.17) *

2.29 (1.13–4.64) *

635

1.11 (0.69–1.78)

0.88 (0.46–1.69)

Weekly hours spent outdoors in direct sunlight during the day during high school/college

   

<1

5,574

142

1.00

1.00

76

1.00

1.00

33

1.00

1.00

2–4

24,162

1,013

1.53 (1.28–1.83) *

1.59 (1.23–2.06) *

655

1.80 (1.42–2.29) *

1.86 (1.31–2.65) *

222

1.36 (0.94–1.96)

1.12 (0.70–1.81)

≥5

43,564

2,221

1.76 (1.48–2.09) *

1.59 (1.24–2.04) *

2,033

2.89 (2.29–3.64) *

2.83 (2.01–3.98) *

958

2.96 (2.09–4.20) *

2.18 (1.39–3.44) *

Number of severe sunburns that blistered between ages 15–20

      

Never

26,144

911

1.00

1.00

784

1.00

1.00

341

1.00

1.00

1–2

28,317

1,444

1.45 (1.33–1.58) *

1.42 (1.25–1.62) *

1,161

1.35 (1.23–1.48) *

1.24 (1.08–1.42) *

490

1.31 (1.14–1.50) *

1.03 (0.84–1.26)

3–4

12,289

656

1.56 (1.41–1.73) *

1.57 (1.35–1.82) *

492

1.36 (1.22–1.53) *

1.27 (1.08–1.51) *

211

1.36 (1.14–1.61) *

1.10 (0.87–1.41)

5–9

5,374

280

1.55 (1.35–1.77) *

1.49 (1.22–1.81) *

251

1.63 (1.41–1.88) *

1.48 (1.20–1.82) *

119

1.81 (1.46–2.23) *

1.39 (1.04–1.87) *

≥10

1,803

98

1.61 (1.30-2.00) *

1.64 (1.24–2.15) *

92

1.78 (1.43–2.23) *

1.72 (1.30–2.29) *

62

2.82 (2.14–3.72) *

2.18 (1.53–3.10) *

  1. Note: (a) Number of participants; (b) Adjusted for age (continuous), number of cigarettes per day ages 15–24 (continuous), number of alcoholic drinks ages 15–22 (continuous), frequency of strenuous physical activity/sports at least twice per week at ages 14–22 (continuous), hair color (red, blonde, light brown, dark brown, or black), family history of melanoma (yes, no), personal history of major chronic diseases (yes, no), and number of moles on lower legs (none, 1–2, 3–9, 10+); * P < 0.05