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. 2019 Dec 20;2(12):e1918058. doi: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2019.18058

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.

a

Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, Rhode Island, and Pennsylvania.

b

North Carolina, Delaware, Alabama, Georgia, Mississippi, West Virginia, Maryland, Kentucky, and Washington, DC.

c

Michigan, Wisconsin, North Dakota, South Dakota, Nebraska, Missouri, Iowa, and Kansas.

d

Arizona, New Mexico, and Oklahoma.

e

Alaska, Hawaii, Colorado, Idaho, Montana, Washington, and Wyoming.