Department of Health Behavior, Gillings School of Global Public Health, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC, USA.
School of Media and Journalism, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC, USA; Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC, USA.
Prev Med. 2017 Dec;105:15-18. doi: 10.1016/j.ypmed.2017.07.028. Epub 2017 Jul 28.
Tanning bed use is most common among youth and young adults, and is associated with an increased risk of skin cancer. Recently, numerous states have adopted restrictions on minors' access to tanning beds; however, little has been reported on how such policies may impact tanning behaviors and burning. The purpose of this study was to examine the associations between age of indoor tanning initiation and risky tanning behaviors and burning. Female students (n=567) attending a large southeastern public university completed a questionnaire (spring of 2015) assessing tanning bed use history, including age of initiation. The analytic sample was limited to participants reporting past year indoor tanning (n=134). Multivariable logistic regression was used to compare the odds of risky tanning behaviors and burning among those initiating indoor tanning before and after their 18th birthday. Participants initiating indoor tanning as a minor had significantly (ps<0.05) greater odds of using a tanning bed 10 or more times in the previous year, typically indoor tanning for ≥10min, ever indoor tanning without wearing goggles, and ever fallen asleep inside a tanning bed. Further, those that initiated as a minor had significantly greater odds of ever burning from indoor tanning (p<0.05). Indoor tanning initiation as a minor was associated with several risky tanning behaviors and burning. Youth access restrictions may help reduce the harms caused by tanning beds.
日光浴床的使用在年轻人和年轻人中最为常见，并且与皮肤癌的风险增加有关。最近，许多州都对未成年人使用日光浴床进行了限制；但是，关于这些政策如何影响晒黑行为和灼伤的报道却很少。本研究的目的是研究日光浴床起始年龄与危险晒黑行为和灼伤之间的关联。参加一所大型东南公立大学的女学生（n=567）完成了一份问卷（2015 年春季），评估了日光浴床使用史，包括起始年龄。分析样本仅限于报告过去一年有室内日光浴史的参与者（n=134）。多变量逻辑回归用于比较在 18 岁生日之前和之后开始室内日光浴的参与者中危险的日光浴行为和灼伤的几率。作为未成年人开始室内日光浴的参与者，在前一年中有 10 次或更多次使用日光浴床，通常室内日光浴 10 分钟或更长时间，不戴护目镜就进行室内日光浴，并且曾经在日光浴床上入睡的可能性明显更高（p<0.05）。此外，那些作为未成年人开始日光浴的人更有可能曾经因室内日光浴而灼伤（p<0.05）。作为未成年人开始室内日光浴与几种危险的日光浴行为和灼伤有关。限制年轻人使用日光浴床可能有助于减少日光浴床造成的危害。
