Table 1.
A summary of recent publications with international results on the prevalence of indoor UVR tanning across countries.
| Reference | Study Type, Study Year | n | Prevalence of Ever-Use of Indoor Tanning, by Region | Prevalence of Ever-Use of Indoor Tanning, by Age and Gender (95% CI) | Prevalence of Past-Year Use of Indoor Tanning, by Region | Prevalence of Past-Year Use of Indoor Tanning, by Age and Gender (95% CI) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wehner, 2014 [12] | Meta-analysis, 1986–2012 | 491,492 |
US Adults: 35% University students: 59% Adolescents: 17% Northern and Western Europe Adults: 42% University students: 12% Adolescents: 24% Australia Adults: 11% University students: - Adolescents: 3% |
Adults: 35.7% (27.5–44.0) Female: 39.8% Male: 20.4% University students: 55% (33.0–77.1) Female: 69.3% Male: 40.0% Adolescents: 19.3% (14.7–24.0) Female: 31.5% Male: 14.1% |
US Adults: 13% University students: 43% Adolescents: 10% Northern and Western Europe Adults: 21% University students: - Adolescents: 36% Australia Adults: 2% University students: - Adolescents: 5% |
Adults: 14.0% (11.5–16.5) Female: 19.0% Male: 9.0% University students: 43.1% (21.7–64.5) Female: 64.9% Male: 26.8% Adolescents: 18.3% (12.6–24.0) Female: 21.3% Male: 7.5% |
| Rodriguez-Acevedo, 2020 [13] | Meta-analysis, 2009–2018 | 401,999 |
US/Canada Adults: 35.6% Adolescents: 6.7% Europe Adults: 31.3% Adolescents: 16.1% Australia Adults: 10.8% Adolescents: - |
Adults: 31.9% (25.3–39.1) Female: 38.0% Male: 24.9% Adolescents: 9.7% (7.3–12.4) Female: 8.4% Male: 4.0% |
US/Canada Adults: 14.4% Adolescents: 7.6% Europe Adults: 11.1% Adolescents: 5.1% Australia Adults: 2.5% Adolescents: - |
Adults: 12.5% (9.5–15.6) Female: 16.8% Male: 8.5% Adolescents: 6.7% (4.4–9.6) Female: 8.9% Male: 3.9% |
| Suppa, 2019 [14] | Survey, 2009–2014 | 227,888 |
30 European countries overall prevalence: 10.6% Prevalence: 18–27% Belgium, Denmark, Estonia, Hungary, Italy, Latvia, Norway, Spain Prevalence: 10–18% Croatia, Czech Republic, Germany, Ireland, Lithuania, Poland Russia, Serbia, Sweden Prevalence: <10% Bosnia-Herzegovina, Cyprus, Georgia, Greece, Macdonia(FYROM), Malta, Moldova, Portugal, Romania, Slovenia, Switzerland, Turkey, Ukraine |
Adults/elderly: 8.3% Young adults: 17.0% Adolescents: 5.9% |
n: number of overall participants, UVR: ultraviolet radiation, 95% CI: 95% confidence interval, (-): not reported data.