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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2013 Aug 29.
Published in final edited form as: Arch Dermatol. 2010 Apr;146(4):412–417. doi: 10.1001/archdermatol.2009.385

Table 4.

Predictors of Indoor Tanning Addiction Status

Not Addicted to Indoor Tanning vs. Addictive Tendencies Not Addicted vs. Addicted to Indoor Tanning Addictive Tendencies vs. Addicted to Indoor Tanning
Wald χ2 Odds Ratio 95% CI Wald χ2 Odds Ratio 95% CI Wald χ2 Odds Ratio 95% CI
Frequency of indoor tanning during the past year 15.78 1.04*** 1.02 to 1.06 26.54 1.05*** 1.03 to 1.07 5.38 1.02* 1.00 to 1.04
Anxiety .13 1.01 .97 to 1.04 4.24 1.03* 1.00 to 1.07 2.42 1.03 .99 to 1.07
Depressive symptoms .39 1.02 .97 to 1.07 .54 1.02 .97 to 1.07 .03 1.01 .95 to 1.06
Tobacco use .47 .94 .79 to 1.12 .69 1.07 .91 to 1.26 1.56 1.13 .93 to 1.37
Alcohol use 5.50 1.34* 1.05 to 1.71 6.01 1.40* 1.07 to 1.84 .06 1.04 .77 to 1.41
Marijuana use 6.28 1.36* 1.07 to 1.73 4.38 1.33* 1.02 to 1.74 .09 .96 .74 to 1.24
Use of stimulantsa .00 .99 .52 to 1.87 1.26 1.47 .75 to 2.85 1.04 1.49 .69 to 3.18

Positive mCAGE and mDSM-IV-TR responses indicate “addiction to indoor tanning.” Positive responses to either the mCAGE or mDSM-IV-TR indicate “addictive tendencies.”

a

Stimulants include cocaine, amphetamines, and the nicotine in tobacco.

*

p < .05.

***

p < .001.