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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2013 Sep 1.
Published in final edited form as: Am J Ind Med. 2012 Jun 12;55(9):786–792. doi: 10.1002/ajim.22079

Table 2.

Multivariate Models Predicting Sunburns, Blistering, Use of Sunblock, and Interest in Services for Sun Protection

Variable Sunburns Blistering Use of Sunblock Interest in Services

Beta p-value Beta p-value Beta p-value OR p-value
Perceived Skin
 Always to Usually burn .602 .000 .343 .000 .305 .000 2.730 .014
 Sometimes burn .317 .000 .252 .000 .121 .038 1.284 .512
 Rarely burn 0 0 0 1
Smoking −.039 .401 .023 .644 −.089 .078 .871 .648
Alcohol Problem .077 .095 .107 .031 .115 .022 .978 .944
Fruit Intake −.008 .861 .005 .920 .180 .000 1.238 .469
BMI .110 .020 .137 .007 −.005 .926 1.025 .331
Physical Activity .092 .048 −.025 .618 −.044 .379 1.017 .536
Sleep Quality −.027 .584 −.107 .046 −.040 .468 .994 .508
Depressive Symptoms .045 .359 .071 .170 −.030 .568 1.129 .699
Number of Medical Comorbidities −.030 .539 −.062 .236 −.066 .218 1.051 .742
Age .000 .998 .177 .001 −.010 .853 1.034 .043
Sex (Female) .034 .477 .071 .161 .197 .000 1.711 .321
White −.004 .930 .152 .002 −.061 .224 .531 .358
Married −.019 .683 .034 .492 .045 .373 .639 .149
High School or Less .035 .441 .043 .367 −.009 .857 .999 .997
Adjusted R2 .267 .190 .133