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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2016 Oct 1.
Published in final edited form as: Environ Res. 2015 Oct;142:563–567. doi: 10.1016/j.envres.2015.08.006

Table 5. Regression coefficients for change in log benzophenone-3 concentrations according to frequency of sunscreen use, stratified by age (n=4412).

Frequency of sunscreen use Age group
20-29 years 30-39 years 40-49 years 50-59 years
Never ref ref ref ref
Rarely 0.0 (-0.3-0.4) 0.3 (-0.1-0.7) 0.3 (-0.1-0.8) 0.3 (-0.2-0.9)
Sometimes 0.8 (0.5-1.2) 0.8 (0.4-1.2) 1.2 (0.7-1.6) 0.8 (0.3-1.3)
Most of the time 1.1 (0.8-1.5) 1.2 (0.8-1.7) 1.9 (1.5-2.4) 1.9 (1.3-2.4)
Always 1.8 (1.2-2.3) 1.5 (1.0-2.0) 1.9 (1.2-2.5) 2.7 (2.0-3.4)
P-trend <0.01 <0.01 <0.01 <0.01
Model R2 0.26 0.26 0.26 0.29
Sunscreen R2 0.08 0.06 0.11 0.14

Adjusted for sex, ethnicity, BMI, education, sun avoidance, and 6-month time period