Table 2.
Results of IARC meta-analysis of studies on the correlation between sun lamp exposure and the risk of melanoma, basal cell carcinoma, and squamous cell carcinoma onset [58].
| Studies (n) | Relative risk (95% CI) |
Heterogeneity P value χ 2 |
|
|---|---|---|---|
| Melanoma | |||
| Sun lamp exposure | 19 | 1.15 (1.00–1.31) |
0.013 |
| First exposure in young age |
7 | 1.75 (1.35–2.26) |
0.55 |
| Past exposure | 5 | 1.49 (0.93–2.38) | 0.018 |
| Recent exposure | 5 | 1.10 (0.76–1.60) |
0,05625 |
| Basal cell carcinoma | |||
| Sun lamp exposure | 4 | 1.03 (0.56–1.90) |
0.06 |
| Squamous cell carcinoma | |||
| Sun lamp exposure | 3 | 2.25 (1.08–4.70) |
0.10 |