Table 4.
Tanning Ability, by Genus-Specific Human Papillomavirus Seropositivity, Among Cases With Basal Cell Carcinoma (BCC) or Squamous Cell Carcinoma (SCC) and Controls
| Controls (n = 297) |
BCC cases (n = 204) |
SCC cases (n = 156) |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tanning Ability, by Genus Seropositivity | No. (%) | Pa | No. (%) | Pa | No. (%) | Pa |
| Alpha | ||||||
| Tan easily | 67 (38.7) | 41 (42.7) | 19 (33.9) | |||
| If work at it/unable to tan | 35 (29.4) | .10 | 52 (51.0) | .24 | 40 (41.7) | .35 |
| Beta | ||||||
| Tan easily | 107 (61.9) | 64 (66.7) | 33 (58.9) | |||
| Tan after working at it/unable to tan | 69 (58.0) | .51 | 71 (69.6) | .66 | 78 (81.3) | .003 |
| Gamma | ||||||
| Tan easily | 90 (52.0) | 61 (63.5) | 32 (57.1) | |||
| Tan if worked at it/unable to tan | 64 (53.8) | .77 | 76 (74.5) | .09 | 62 (64.6) | .36 |
| Mu | ||||||
| Tan easily | 56 (32.4) | 34 (35.4) | 17 (30.4) | |||
| Tan after working at it/unable to tan | 38 (31.9) | .94 | 42 (41.2) | .41 | 43 (44.8) | .08 |
| Nu | ||||||
| Tan easily | 19 (11.0) | 12 (12.5) | 5 (8.9) | |||
| Tan if worked at it/unable to tan | 14 (11.8) | .84 | 12 (11.8) | .87 | 15 (15.6) | .24 |
aBy the χ2 test. Table percentages are row percentages. They were calculated by dividing the number of individuals in each category (i.e., Tan easily or Tan if worked at it/unable to tan) that were genus-specific HPV seropositive by the total number of individuals in that category.