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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2007 Jan 1.
Published in final edited form as: Am J Prev Med. 2006 Jan;30(1):13–22. doi: 10.1016/j.amepre.2005.08.046

Table 2.

Estimates for differences between intervention and control groups and mean ratings, standard errors, and sample sizes by condition on continuous measures of self-reported sun protection behavior.

Variable Control Intervention Estimate pvalue Effect size
Frequency ratings on sun protection when outside for > 15 minutes in past month:
I stayed in the shade: 3.20 3.00 0.20 0.0189 0.23
0.054 0.052 0.071
774 902
I wore a hat 3.81 3.67 0.15 0.0607 0.18
0.053 0.051 0.070
769 915
I applied sunscreen with SPF ≥ 15 3.59 3.49 0.10 0.1961 0.10
0.056 0.054 0.075
789 938
I wore clothes covering most of my body 3.27 3.23 0.04 0.4860 0.04
0.043 0.041 0.059
790 940
I limited my time in sun during midday 3.70 3.56 0.14 0.1223 0.12
0.042 0.039 0.058
764 910
I wore sunglasses 3.77 3.69 0.08 0.2405 0.08
0.050 0.048 0.069
774 918
Behavior composite (α =0.43) (mean of above 6 items) 3.56 3.43 0.13 0.0035 0.24
0.021 0.020 0.029
792 944
Sun protection diary reports:
Amount of time outside during lunch Yesterday 3.45 3.13 0.32 0.3912 0.18
0.294 0.293 0.360
784 935
Amount of time outside during PE yesterday 2.72 2.50 0.22 0.6280 0.09
0.370 0.368 0.453
759 883
Amount of time outside during recess Yesterday 1.88 2.03 −0.15 0.4855 0.10
0.166 0.165 0.208
750 876
Total body coverage score during lunch 8.75 8.91 −0.15 0.5687 0.08
0.182 0.185 0.260
435 472
Total body coverage score during physical education class 7.10 9.34 −2.23 0.2430 0.85
1.256 0.996 1.450
27 76
Total body coverage score during recess 8.90 8.86 0.036 0.9275 0.02
0.240 0.197 0.311
114 137
Reports on sun exposure in the past month:
Lay out in the sun to get a tan 1.88 1.75 0.13 0.0974 0.14
0.049 0.047 0.066
784 930
Use a self-tanning cream 1.32 1.31 0.01 0.9129 0.01
0.040 0.038 0.054
789 931
Get sunburned 0.48 0.42 0.06 0.4222 0.06
0.047 0.045 0.065
683 779
Other sun protection reports:
SPF of sunscreen used in past month 28.76 27.28 1.48 0.2035 0.15
0.84 0.82 1.11
356 432