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.