Table 2.

The number and percentage of cases and controls that had used a sunlamp or sunbed/sunlamp in 1991–2 by gender, age group, tan reaction and burn reaction.

	Males				Females
	Controls		Cases		Controls		Cases
	N	%Yes	N	%Yes	N	%Yes	N	%Yes
Age at Interview
20–29	34	32.4	19	31.6	52	48.1	35	60.0
30–39	91	24.2	62	19.4	89	43.8	71	39.4
40–49	119	31.9	107	25.2	102	43.1	93	33.3
50–59	109	25.7	75	24.0	78	33.3	47	23.4
60–69	95	22.1	87	16.1	64	15.6	47	14.9
70–79	69	15.9	50	24.0	42	16.7	25	4.0
All	517	25.3	400	22.3	427	35.4	318	31.1
Tan reaction after prolonged exposure
deep tan	161	24.2	74	20.3	108	52.8	41	46.3
moderate	236	29.2	206	22.3	186	31.7	129	36.4
light tan	93	17.2	88	26.1	97	26.8	116	25.9
no tan	21	23.8	28	17.9	26	23.1	27	11.1
Burn reaction after 1 week
severe painful burn	43	25.6	43	32.6	68	26.5	69	18.8
mild burn	172	26.2	163	19.0	144	38.2	122	29.5
no burn	296	24.7	190	23.2	205	36.6	122	41.0
Burn reaction, first exposure
severe painful burn	99	30.3	86	30.2	120	37.5	101	21.8
mild burn	298	25.2	264	21.2	221	34.4	182	34.6
no burn	114	21.1	46	15.2	76	35.5	30	46.7