Table 3.
Correlates of Children’s Sunburn in Multivariable Analyses, N=340 Melanoma Survivors Reporting on One of Their Children
| Independent variables | Sunburn | ||
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| AOR | 95% CI | p-value | |
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| Child | |||
| Age | 1.34 | 1.20, 1.50 | <0.001 |
| Sun sensitivity | 0.61 | 0.37, 1.02 | 0.06 |
| Survivor | |||
| Sex (Reference category, male) | 0.25 | 0.12, 0.53 | <0.001 |
| Self-efficacy | |||
| Sunscreen | 1.35 | 0.83, 2.18 | 0.22 |
| Hat | 0.74 | 0.50, 1.08 | 0.12 |
| Shade | 1.28 | 0.77, 2.13 | 0.34 |
| Limiting time | 0.66 | 0.39, 1.10 | 0.11 |
| Outcome expectations | |||
| Sunscreen | 1.11 | 0.73, 1.69 | 0.62 |
| Hat | 0.92 | 0.59, 1.43 | 0.70 |
| Clothing | 1.17 | 0.79, 1.72 | 0.43 |
| Shade | 1.29 | 0.78, 2.12 | 0.32 |
| Limiting time | 0.93 | 0.60, 1.46 | 0.75 |
| Intentions | |||
| Hat | 0.90 | 0.64, 1.28 | 0.56 |
| Shade | 1.32 | 0.88, 1.98 | 0.18 |
| Limiting time | 0.93 | 0.65, 1.34 | 0.71 |
| Perceived benefits | |||
| Shade | 0.69 | 0.52, 0.91 | 0.010 |
| Perceived risk | |||
| Sunburn | 1.65 | 1.02, 2.67 | 0.04 |
| Worry | |||
| Worry child may develop melanoma/skin cancer | 0.61 | 0.39, 0.95 | 0.03 |
| Worry about child developing melanoma/skin cancer affects survivor’s mood | 1.82 | 1.22, 2.72 | 0.004 |
| Survivor sunburn | 6.96 | 3.44, 14.08 | <0.001 |
Note: An independent variable was included in the table if it was significantly associated (p<0.10) with sunburn in univariate analyses. AOR, 95% CI and p-value estimates are from the multivariable model, where boldface indicates statistical significance (p<0.05).