Table 3.
Estimation of number of melanoma cases attributed to sunbed use in Europe
| Population | Attributable fraction (%)* | Incidence case caused by ever use of sunbeds | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Men | Women | Men | Women | Total | ||
| Austria† | 6.5 | 10.6 | 34 | 52 | 86 | |
| Belgium† | 6.5 | 10.6 | 41 | 102 | 143 | |
| Denmark | 8.1 | 13.0 | 52 | 106 | 157 | |
| Finland‡ | 5.8 | 9.4 | 29 | 43 | 72 | |
| France | 1.4 | 3.8 | 47 | 157 | 203 | |
| Germany | 6.5 | 10.6 | 500 | 904 | 1404 | |
| Greece§ | 0.4 | 1.3 | 1 | 3 | 3 | |
| Iceland | 3.9 | 6.1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Ireland | 1.6 | 5.8 | 5 | 25 | 30 | |
| Italy§ | 0.4 | 1.3 | 15 | 52 | 67 | |
| Luxembourg† | 6.5 | 10.6 | 2 | 4 | 6 | |
| Norway‡ | 5.8 | 9.4 | 38 | 57 | 95 | |
| Portugal§ | 0.4 | 1.3 | 1 | 7 | 8 | |
| Spain | 0.4 | 1.3 | 6 | 26 | 32 | |
| Sweden | 5.8 | 9.4 | 71 | 113 | 184 | |
| Switzerland | 5.1 | 8.7 | 54 | 101 | 155 | |
| Netherlands† | 6.5 | 10.6 | 114 | 231 | 345 | |
| United Kingdom | 1.6 | 5.8 | 87 | 357 | 444 | |
| Total | 1096 | 2341 | 3438 | |||
*Calculated from relative risk determined in present meta-analysis and various surveys on prevalence of sunbed use in population.
†Prevalence data for Germany were used for Austria, Luxembourg, Belgium, and Netherlands.
‡Prevalence data for Sweden were used for Finland and Norway. As no data were reported for men, we applied the male:female ratio from Germany survey to Sweden prevalence data.
§Prevalence data for Spain were used for Greece, Italy, and Portugal.