Table. Prevalence and Number of Tanning Beds in Gyms by Chain and Region.
Facility and Region | No. | Presence of Tanning Beds, No. (%) [95% CI] | P Value | Tanning Beds, Total No. | No. of Tanning Beds per Gym, Mean (SD) [95% CI] | P Value |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Total gyms reached | 1727 | 1347 (78) [76%-80%] | NA | 4660 | 2.79 (2.54) [2.72-2.86] | NA |
Gym chain | ||||||
Anytime Fitness | 874 | 569 (65) [62%-68%] | <.001 | 798 | 0.97 (0.86) [0.91-1.03] | <.001 |
Planet Fitness | 727 | 726 (99) [99%-100%] | 3736 | 5.14 (1.96) [5.08-5.20] | ||
Gold’s Gym | 126 | 52 (41) [33%-50%] | 126 | 1.07 (2.54) [0.63-1.51] | ||
Region | ||||||
Northeasta | 353 | 259 (73) [69%-78%] | <.001 | 1011 | 2.93 (2.38) [2.78-3.08] | .02 |
Southeastb | 506 | 381 (75) [72%-79%] | 1476 | 3.00 (2.72) [2.86-3.14] | ||
Midwestc | 514 | 446 (87) [84%-90%] | 1390 | 2.73 (2.72) [2.59-2.87] | ||
Southwestd | 164 | 116 (71) [64%-78%] | 372 | 2.34 (2.13) [2.12-2.56] | ||
Weste | 190 | 145 (76) [70%-82%] | 411 | 2.51 (1.95) [2.32-2.70] |
Abbreviation: NA, not applicable.
Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, Rhode Island, and Pennsylvania.
North Carolina, Delaware, Alabama, Georgia, Mississippi, West Virginia, Maryland, Kentucky, and Washington, DC.
Michigan, Wisconsin, North Dakota, South Dakota, Nebraska, Missouri, Iowa, and Kansas.
Arizona, New Mexico, and Oklahoma.
Alaska, Hawaii, Colorado, Idaho, Montana, Washington, and Wyoming.