Department of Dermatology, Victor-Dupouy Hospital, Argenteuil, France Public Health Department, Ambroise-Paré University Hospital, University of Versailles-Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines, Boulogne- Billancourt Cedex, France INSERM/UPMC-UMRS 945, Pitié-Salpêtrière University Hospital, Paris, France Department of Dermatology, Saint-Germain-en-Laye, France Department of Dermatology, Pontoise, France.
J Eur Acad Dermatol Venereol. 2013 Mar;27(3):e428-32. doi: 10.1111/jdv.12015. Epub 2012 Oct 19.
Exposure to solar and artificial ultraviolet (UV) radiations is a major risk factor for skin cancers. France has enacted one of the strictest laws that, notably, restrict tanning-bed access to adults ≥18 years old.
We evaluated artificial tanning behaviours of French teenagers (11-17 years old): sunless-tanning products, sunlamps and artificial tanning beds.
An anonymous questionnaire evaluating sunburn history, skin phototype, behaviours with sunless-tanning products and indoor tanning, and parents' behaviours was distributed to students enrolled in two middle and high schools in Antony, a typical city of the middle class French population, located in the Paris suburbs. RESULTS Among 713 teenagers (mean age: 13.5 years: male/female: 1.1) responding, more than half declared that it was important to be tanned during the summer, 1% reported having already used tanning pills, 9.9% tanning creams and 1.4% indoor tanning. Female teenagers significantly more frequently resorted to indoor tanning (P = 0.02), cited the importance of being tanned all year long (P < 0.0001), used tanning pills (P < 0.0001) or tanning creams (P < 0.006), and their parents relied on indoor tanning (P < 0.0001). Profiles of tanning-pill and -cream users were similar. Mean ages for the two groups were comparable.
French regulations for indoor tanning seem quite effective. Our analyses revealed a typical teenager profile with sun-exposure risk behaviours, for example, indoor tanning, and use of tanning pills or creams. They could be a selective target for sun-protection information campaigns.
暴露于太阳和人工紫外线（UV）辐射是皮肤癌的主要危险因素。法国制定了最严格的法律之一，其中特别限制了 18 岁以上成年人使用日光浴床。
我们评估了法国青少年（11-17 岁）的人工晒黑行为：非日晒晒黑产品、日光浴床和人工晒黑床。
向安托尼（Antony）的两所中学和高中的学生分发了一份匿名问卷，评估晒伤史、皮肤光型、非日晒晒黑产品和室内晒黑行为以及父母的行为。安托尼是巴黎郊区一个典型的中产阶级法国人群体的城市。
在 713 名（平均年龄：13.5 岁；男/女：1.1）回应的青少年中，超过一半的人表示在夏天被晒黑很重要，1%的人报告说已经使用了晒黑丸，9.9%的人使用了晒黑霜，1.4%的人使用了室内晒黑床。女性青少年更频繁地使用室内晒黑（P=0.02），认为全年被晒黑很重要（P<0.0001），使用晒黑丸（P<0.0001）或晒黑霜（P<0.006），并且他们的父母依赖室内晒黑（P<0.0001）。晒黑丸和晒黑霜使用者的特征相似。两组的平均年龄相当。
法国的室内晒黑法规似乎相当有效。我们的分析揭示了一个典型的青少年晒黑行为特征，例如室内晒黑以及使用晒黑丸或晒黑霜。他们可能是防晒信息宣传活动的一个有针对性的目标群体。
