Table 1.
Characteristics | Group A UVR diaries (n=19), n (%) | Group B physical activity (n=55), n (%) |
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Age mean (range 18-35) | 29.3 | 25.4 | |
Gender | |||
Female | 12 (63) | 41 (75) | |
Male | 7 (37) | 14 (25) | |
Highest completed education | |||
Completed high school | 3 (16) | 10 (18) | |
Trade or technical certification or diploma | 2 (10) | 6 (11) | |
University or college degree | 14 (74) | 39 (71) | |
Current work situation | |||
Employed full-time | 9 (48) | 12 (22) | |
Employed part-time or casual | 5 (26) | 12 (22) | |
Student | 5 (26) | 31 (56) | |
Is your main job now | |||
Mainly indoors | 16 (84) | 49 (89) | |
Mainly outdoors | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | |
About equal amounts indoors and outdoors | 3 (16) | 6 (11) | |
Eye color | |||
Blue or gray | 8 (42) | 15 (27) | |
Green | 3 (16) | 6 (11) | |
Brown | 8 (42) | 27 (49) | |
Other | 0 (0) | 7 (13) | |
Skin color | |||
Fair | 10 (53) | 33 (60) | |
Medium | 8 (42) | 15 (27) | |
Olive/Dark | 1 (5) | 6 (11) | |
Black | 0 (0) | 1 (2) | |
Would your skin burn in strong summer sun for 30 minutes without protection? | |||
My skin would not burn at all | 3 (16) | 7 (13) | |
My skin would burn lightly | 3 (16) | 17 (31) | |
My skin would burn moderately | 10 (52) | 18 (33) | |
My skin would burn severely | 3 (16) | 13 (23) | |
Would your skin tan if you spend several weeks at the beach and you are often in the strong sun without any protection? | |||
My skin would not tan | 1 (5) | 6 (11) | |
My skin would tan lightly | 5 (26) | 10 (18) | |
My skin would tan moderately | 9 (48) | 24 (44) | |
My skin would tan deeply | 4 (21) | 15 (27) |