Jin Qin, Dawn M. Holman, Zahava Berkowitz, and Gery P. Guy Jr are with the Division of Cancer Prevention and Control, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA. Sherry Everett Jones is with the Division of Adolescent and School Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA.
Am J Public Health. 2018 Jul;108(7):951-956. doi: 10.2105/AJPH.2018.304414. Epub 2018 May 17.
To examine the association between state indoor tanning laws and indoor tanning behavior using nationally representative samples of US high school students younger than 18 years.
We combined data from the 2009, 2011, 2013, and 2015 national Youth Risk Behavior Surveys (n = 41 313) to analyze the association between 2 types of state indoor tanning laws (age restriction and parental permission) and the prevalence of indoor tanning during the 12 months before the survey, adjusting for age, race/ethnicity, and survey year, and stratified by gender.
Age restriction laws were associated with a 47% (P < .001) lower indoor tanning prevalence among female high school students. Parental permission laws were not found to be associated with indoor tanning prevalence among either female or male high school students.
Age restriction laws could contribute to less indoor tanning, particularly among female high school students. Such reductions may reduce the health and economic burden of skin cancer.
利用全美年龄在 18 岁以下的高中生代表性样本,研究州内日光浴法的规定与日光浴行为之间的关联。
我们将 2009 年、2011 年、2013 年和 2015 年全国青少年风险行为调查的数据合并(n=41313),分析 2 种州内日光浴法(年龄限制和父母许可)与调查前 12 个月内日光浴流行率之间的关联,调整了年龄、种族/族裔和调查年份,并按性别分层。
年龄限制法与女高中生日光浴流行率降低 47%(P<.001)相关。未发现父母许可法与女高中生或男高中生的日光浴流行率相关。
年龄限制法可能有助于减少日光浴,尤其是女高中生的日光浴。这种减少可能会降低皮肤癌的健康和经济负担。