Table 3.
Health behavior and skin health characteristics of the study samples, stratified by sunbed use.
Factor | N | No Recent Sunbed Use | Recent Sunbed Use | p-Value (chi²) | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
N | % | N | % | |||
Smoking | ||||||
Non-smoking | 841 | 782 | 93.0 | 59 | 7.0 | |
Ex-smoking | 313 | 285 | 91.1 | 28 | 8.9 | |
Smoking | 346 | 299 | 86.4 | 47 | 13.6 | 0.002 * |
Skin type | ||||||
I | 79 | 76 | 96.2 | 3 | 3.8 | |
II | 441 | 411 | 93.2 | 30 | 6.8 | |
III | 657 | 585 | 89.0 | 72 | 11.0 | |
IV–VI | 323 | 294 | 91.0 | 29 | 9.0 | 0.040 * |
Skin cancer history | ||||||
Personal | ||||||
Yes | 230 | 215 | 93.5 | 15 | 6.5 | |
No | 1270 | 1151 | 90.6 | 119 | 9.4 | 0.163 |
Family | ||||||
Yes | 147 | 138 | 93.9 | 9 | 6.1 | |
No | 1353 | 1228 | 90.8 | 125 | 9.2 | 0.208 |
Sunburn | ||||||
Yes | 461 | 410 | 88.9 | 51 | 11.1 | |
No | 1039 | 956 | 92.0 | 83 | 8.0 | 0.054 |
Sun exposure | ||||||
Yes | 707 | 619 | 87.6 | 88 | 12.4 | |
No | 793 | 747 | 94.2 | 46 | 5.8 | 0.001 ** |
Sun protection | ||||||
Low | 722 | 666 | 92.2 | 56 | 7.8 | |
High | 778 | 700 | 90.0 | 78 | 10.0 | 0.124 |
Motives to tan | ||||||
Low | 732 | 638 | 87.2 | 94 | 12.8 | |
High | 768 | 728 | 94.8 | 40 | 5.2 | 0.001 ** |
Connectedness to nature | ||||||
Low | 475 | 418 | 88.0 | 57 | 12.0 | |
High | 1025 | 948 | 92.5 | 77 | 7.5 | 0.005 * |
Skin health knowledge | ||||||
Low | 319 | 290 | 90.9 | 29 | 9.1 | |
High | 1181 | 1076 | 91.1 | 105 | 8.9 | 0.911 |
Sport activity | ||||||
Yes | 942 | 848 | 90.0 | 94 | 10.0 | |
No | 558 | 518 | 92.8 | 40 | 7.2 | 0.065 |
UV-free tanning | ||||||
Yes | 159 | 134 | 84.3 | 25 | 15.7 | |
No | 1341 | 1232 | 91.9 | 109 | 8.1 | 0.001 ** |
Notes: * p < 0.05; ** p < 0.001.