Table 4.

Variables associated with self-reported spray tanning among undergraduate students (n = 566)

Variable	Ever spray tanned N (%)	Odds Ratio	95% CI	Adjusted Odds Ratio	95% CI
Age
18 years old (ref)	45 (8.0)	1.00		1.00
19 years old	97 (17.1)	1.09	0.74–1.62	1.42	0.86–2.34
20 years old	94 (16.6)	1.22	0.82–1.81	1.52	0.81–2.83
21 years old	94 (16.6)	1.37	0.92–2.04	1.32	0.67–2.59
22+ years old	236 (41.7)	1.36	0.95–1.94	1.31	0.69–2.49
Year
Freshman (ref)	102 (18.0)	1.00		1.00
Sophomore	110 (19.4)	1.03	0.76–1.39	0.74	0.47–1.15
Junior	146 (25.8)	1.13	0.85–1.49	0.76	0.45–1.31
Senior	208 (36.7)	1.55	1.18–2.02	1.14	0.66–1.99
Sex
Male (ref)	28 (5.0)	1.00		1.00
Female	536 (95.0)	11.54	7.81–17.05	8.79	5.86–13.18
Race
White (ref)	503 (88.9)	1.00		1.00
Black or African American	17 (3.0)	0.10	0.06–0.16	0.35	0.19–0.64
Other	46 (8.1)	0.41	0.30–0.57	0.79	0.53–1.19
Alabama Resident
No (ref)	116 (20.5)	1.00		1.00
Yes	449 (79.5)	0.98	0.78–1.24	0.97	0.74–1.28
Immediate family member with history of melanoma
No (ref)	428 (75.6)	1.00		1.00
Yes	53 (9.4)	1.48	1.05–2.07	1.05	0.71–1.55
Don’t know/Not sure	85 (15.0)	0.83	0.64–1.08	0.94	0.69–1.27
Fitzpatrick score
Fitzpatrick Type V/VI (ref)	59 (10.4)	1.00		1.00
Fitzpatrick Type I/II	114 (20.1)	3.85	2.72–5.45	1.78	1.11–2.86
Fitzpatrick Type III	217 (38.3)	3.55	2.60–4.85	1.29	0.85–1.94
Fitzpatrick Type IV	176 (31.1)	2.36	1.72–3.24	1.18	0.79–1.75
Number of lifetime blistering sunburns
None (ref)	122 (21.6)	1.00		1.00
1–2	250 (44.2)	2.18	1.72–2.77	1.14	0.86–1.52
3–5	147 (26.0)	2.78	2.12–3.65	1.33	0.95–1.87
6 or more	47 (8.3)	2.66	1.80–3.92	1.32	0.82–2.13
Outdoor tanner
No (ref)	56 (9.9)	1.00		1.00
Yes	510 (90.1)	6.61	4.95–8.83	2.51	1.76–3.57
Ever used a tanning bed
No (ref)	83 (14.7)	1.00		1.00
Yes	483 (85.3)	7.70	6.00–9.88	3.27	2.45–4.37
Intend to use tanning bed next 12 months
No (ref)	343 (60.6)	1.00		1.00
Yes	223 (39.4)	5.41	4.35–6.74	2.04	1.57–2.65