Table 3.

Significant associations between presence/absence of skin tumors and sun-related behavior in women

Type of skin tumor and corresponding anatomic region	Sun-related behavior	OR [95% CI]	p value
Presence of multiple common nevi
Total body (≥20)	High sun exposure in central European latitudes during adolescence	9.33 [2.75–31.73]	<0.001
Lower extremities (≥10)	High sun exposure in central European latitudes during adolescence	18.21 [4.65–71.32]	<0.001
Absence of atypical nevi
Lower back-gluteal	Low sun exposure in central European latitudes during midlife	1.54 [1.28–1.85]	0.002
Lower back-gluteal	Low sun exposure in southern regions during adolescence	49.00 [5.38–446.28]	<0.001
Absence of seborrheic keratoses
Upper back	Spending few hours on workdays partially sun-exposed in summertime during midlife	N/A	0.006
Absence of hemangiomas
Upper extremities	Spending many hours on the weekend partially sun-exposed in summertime during adolescence	0.18 [0.05–0.58]	0.004
Abdomen	Spending many hours on the weekend partially sun-exposed in summertime during adolescence	0.12 [0.03–0.61]	0.008
Presence of ≥1 hemangioma
Upper extremities	Spending few hours on workdays partially sun-exposed in summertime during the last year	0.14 [0.03–0.70]	0.009

Odds ratio (OR), 95% confidence interval [95% CI], and p value (Fisher's exact). N/A, not applicable.