Table 4.

Predictors of Skin Self-Examination (SSE) and sun protection practices (N=115)

	SSE		Sun protection
Covariate	Unadjusted OR (95% CI)	Adjusted ORb (95% CI)	Unadjusted OR (95% CI)	Adjusted ORb (95% CI)
Age at diagnosis
≤ 60
> 60	0.6 (0.2-1.5)		3.3 (1.3- 8.7)*	5.2 (1.8-15)*
Sex
Male
Female	1.3 (0.5-3.5)		2.8 (1.1-7.3)*	3.5 (1.2-10)*
Education
≤ High school
> High school	0.7 (0.2-1.8)		0.5 (0.2-1.1)
Breslow depth
≤ 1mm.
> 1mm.	2.8 (0.8-9.9)		2.1 (0.6-7.0)
Anatomic site
Head and neck
Trunk, arms, or legs	0.5 (0.1-2.6)		1.4 (0.4-4.3)
Skin color
Fair
Olive/brown	0.9 (0.2-3.3)		1.8 (0.6-5.2)
Hair color
Red or light
Dark brown/black	0.6 (0.2-1.8)		1.5 (0.6-3.9)
Eye color
Light
Dark	1.1 (0.3-3.7)		(0.3-3.2)
Freckles
None
Few or many	1.1 (0.4-3.0)		0.5 (0.2-1.2)
Moles
None
Few or many	4.2 (1.1-15)*	3.8 (1.0-14)*	0.8 (0.3-1.9)
Ability to tan
No
Yes	(0.4-2.7)		2.0 (0.8-4.8)
Susceptibility to sunburn
No
Yes	0.6 (0.2-1.5)		0.5 (0.2-1.3)
Previous history of cancer
No
Yes	1.3 (0.4-4.0)		0.6 (0.2-1.5)
Family history of cancer
No
Yes	0.5 (0.1-1.7)		1.4 (0.5-3.8)
Weekday hours of sun exposure
≤ 2.4 hours
> 2.4 hours	0.6 (0.2-1.6)		0.7 (0.3-1.8)
Weekend hours of sun exposure
≤ 3.6 hours
> 3.6 hours	0.7 (0.3-1.9)		0.9 (0.4-2.1)
Perceived risk of recurrence
Low (≤3.9)
High (>3.9)	1.7 (0.6-5.0)		0.5 (0.2-1.2)
Self-efficacy for SSE
Low (≤7.5)
High (>7.5)	14.4 (1.9-112)*	14.3 (1.8-112)*	1.1 (0.4-2.8)
Self-efficacy for sun protection
Low(≤10.8)
High(>10.8)	1.6 (0.5-4.8)		5.0(1.4-18)*	7.3 (1.9-29)*

^*Significant at p<0.05