TY - JOUR
T1 - Prevalence and correlates of intentional outdoor and indoor tanning among adolescents in the United States
T2 - Findings from the FLASHE survey
AU - Niu, Zhaomeng
AU - Parmar, Veenat
AU - Xu, Baichen
AU - Coups, Elliot J.
AU - Stapleton, Jerod L.
N1 - Funding Information:
This research was supported in part by grants from the National Cancer Institute to Jerod Stapleton ( K07 CA175115 & R01 CA218068 ). The sponsors did not influence the design or conduct of the study, the collection, management, analysis or interpretation of the data, or the preparation, review, or approval of the manuscript.
Publisher Copyright:
© 2018
PY - 2018/9
Y1 - 2018/9
N2 - A body of research has focused on adolescents’ indoor tanning behaviors but relatively little is known about the prevalence of adolescents’ intentional outdoor tanning (time spent outdoors to get a tan). The present study used data from the National Cancer Institute's 2014 Family Life, Activity, Sun, Health and Eating (FLASHE) cross-sectional survey to examine the prevalence and correlates of intentional outdoor and indoor tanning among adolescents in the United States. Both unadjusted (bivariate) and adjusted (multi-variate) logistic regressions were performed to test the associations between demographic variables, time spent on media (e.g., using computers), emotional status and outdoor or indoor tanning. The overall prevalence of frequent outdoor tanning among adolescents in the U.S. was 15.6% (95% CI 13.8–17.4%) and the rate of indoor tanning in the past 12 months was 3% (95% CI 2.2–3.9). The adjusted odds of intentional outdoor tanning were significantly higher among girls (AOR 2.39, 95% CI 1.75–3.27), Non-Hispanic Whites (AOR 2.85, 95% CI 1.99–4.07), and those who spent more time on cell phones (AOR 1.40, 95% CI 1.25–1.57). The adjusted odds of indoor tanning were significantly higher among those who spent more time on computers (AOR 1.38, 95% CI 1.09–1.74) and cell phones (AOR 1.49, 95% CI 1.19–1.87). This study provides evidence for the relationship between media use and tanning behaviors among adolescents.
AB - A body of research has focused on adolescents’ indoor tanning behaviors but relatively little is known about the prevalence of adolescents’ intentional outdoor tanning (time spent outdoors to get a tan). The present study used data from the National Cancer Institute's 2014 Family Life, Activity, Sun, Health and Eating (FLASHE) cross-sectional survey to examine the prevalence and correlates of intentional outdoor and indoor tanning among adolescents in the United States. Both unadjusted (bivariate) and adjusted (multi-variate) logistic regressions were performed to test the associations between demographic variables, time spent on media (e.g., using computers), emotional status and outdoor or indoor tanning. The overall prevalence of frequent outdoor tanning among adolescents in the U.S. was 15.6% (95% CI 13.8–17.4%) and the rate of indoor tanning in the past 12 months was 3% (95% CI 2.2–3.9). The adjusted odds of intentional outdoor tanning were significantly higher among girls (AOR 2.39, 95% CI 1.75–3.27), Non-Hispanic Whites (AOR 2.85, 95% CI 1.99–4.07), and those who spent more time on cell phones (AOR 1.40, 95% CI 1.25–1.57). The adjusted odds of indoor tanning were significantly higher among those who spent more time on computers (AOR 1.38, 95% CI 1.09–1.74) and cell phones (AOR 1.49, 95% CI 1.19–1.87). This study provides evidence for the relationship between media use and tanning behaviors among adolescents.
KW - Adolescent
KW - Skin cancer
KW - Tanning
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U2 - 10.1016/j.pmedr.2018.06.014
DO - 10.1016/j.pmedr.2018.06.014
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85049527402
SN - 2211-3355
VL - 11
SP - 187
EP - 190
JO - Preventive Medicine Reports
JF - Preventive Medicine Reports
ER -