Table 4.
Body region sunburned before and during the study for a sample of 42 participants.
| Body regions | Participants sunburned before the study, n (%) | Participants sunburned during the study, n (%) | P valuea |
| Face | 22 (52) | 19 (45) | .65 |
| Neck | 11 (26) | 9 (21) | .68 |
| Ears | 4 (10) | 3 (7) | .99 |
| Scalp | 5 (12) | 1 (2) | .13 |
| Shoulders | 20 (48) | 9 (21) | .01b |
| Back | 9 (21) | 4 (10) | .23 |
| Chest | 14 (33) | 6 (14) | .02b |
| Stomach | 4 (10) | 0 (0) | —c |
| Arms | 13 (31) | 17 (41) | .45 |
| Hands | 3 (7) | 5 (12) | .68 |
| Buttocks | 1 (2) | 1 (2) | .99 |
| Legs | 8 (19) | 8 (19) | .99 |
| Feet | 7 (17) | 5 (12) | .77 |
aP values are from the McNemar test of paired proportions. As this was an exploratory analysis, no correction for multiple comparisons was made for the type I error rate.
bShoulders and chest had significant decrease in sunburn.
cNot available. Owing to a limited sample size, the test could not be performed.