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. 2018 Jul;108(7):951–956. doi: 10.2105/AJPH.2018.304414

TABLE 2—

Association Between State Indoor Tanning Laws and Indoor Tanning Among High School Students Younger Than 18 Years: National Youth Risk Behavioral Surveys, United States, 2009–2015

Variable Females (n = 21 005), APR (95% CI) Males (n = 20 308), APR (95% CI)
Law
 Not affected by law (Ref) 1 1
 Parental permission law 0.94 (0.80, 1.11) 0.95 (0.75, 1.21)
 Age restriction law 0.53 (0.40, 0.71) 0.77 (0.54, 1.10)
Age group, y
 ≤ 14 (Ref) 1 1
 15 1.27 (1.09, 1.48) 1.05 (0.80, 1.39)
 16 1.87 (1.59, 2.19) 1.21 (0.90, 1.62)
 17 2.24 (1.94, 2.60) 1.44 (1.09, 1.91)
Race/ethnicity
 Non-Hispanic White (Ref) 1 1
 Non-Hispanic Black 0.08 (0.06, 0.11) 0.88 (0.66, 1.17)
 Hispanic 0.33 (0.28, 0.38) 0.98 (0.78, 1.21)
 Non-Hispanic other 0.32 (0.25, 0.40) 1.05 (0.82, 1.34)
Year
 2009 (Ref) 1 1
 2011 0.81 (0.67, 0.97) 1.02 (0.76, 1.38)
 2013 0.86 (0.71, 1.03) 0.77 (0.60, 1.00)
 2015 0.54 (0.43, 0.67) 0.63 (0.43, 0.91)

Note. APR = adjusted prevalence ratio; CI = confidence interval. From a multivariable logistic regression model adjusting for student age, race/ethnicity, and survey year. Indoor tanning during the past 12 months before each survey.