Prevalence and determinants of sunbed use in thirty European countries: data from the Euromelanoma skin cancer prevention campaign

Result code in IS VaVaI

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Alternative codes found

RIV/00216208:11130/19:10394278

Result on the web

<a href="https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/jdv.15311" target="_blank" >https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/jdv.15311</a>

DOI - Digital Object Identifier

<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/jdv.15311" target="_blank" >10.1111/jdv.15311</a>

Result language

angličtina

Original language name

Prevalence and determinants of sunbed use in thirty European countries: data from the Euromelanoma skin cancer prevention campaign

Original language description

Background Although considered as a first-group carcinogen, indoor tanning is a common practice in Europe. Euromelanoma is a pan-European skin cancer prevention campaign. Objectives To compare several European countries in terms of the prevalence and determinants of sunbed use. Methods Participants in the Euromelanoma campaigns filled in questionnaires containing demographics and risk factors, including type/duration of sunbed use. Multivariate analyses adjusted for age, gender, education, skin type and year of survey were employed to assess factors independently associated with sunbed use in each country. Results In total, 227 888 individuals (67.4% females, median age 44, 63.4% highly educated, 71.9% skin types III-VI) from 30 countries participated. Overall, the prevalence of sunbed ever use was 10.6% (<= 19-year-olds: 5.9%; 20 to 35-year-olds: 17.0%; >35-year-olds: 8.3%). Females displayed a higher prevalence than males in all countries. Balkan countries displayed the highest female/male ratios (>= 4). Sunbed use was significantly more prevalent among skin type III-VI (14/30 countries) and highly educated participants (11/30 countries). Significant correlations were found between sunbed use prevalence and countries' latitude (P < 0.001) and sunshine (P = 0.002); Italy and Spain represented exceptions towards excessive exposure. Very different prevalence rates were found for Spain (19.3%) and Portugal (2.0%). Scandinavian countries ranked highest in sunbed use among <= 19-year-olds, Baltic countries among 20 to 35-year-olds. Conclusions Sunbed use prevalence was higher in northern, sun-deprived countries, with the exception of Italy and Spain. The main determinants of sunbed use were age (young adults) and gender (females), whereas education and skin type had a less relevant effect. Geographic particularities were found in four regions: Iberian (prevalence ten times higher in Spain than Portugal), Balkan (prevalence disproportionately higher among women), Baltic (highest prevalence among young adults) and Scandinavian (highest prevalence among adolescents). These data have public health relevance for future interventions aimed at reducing sunbed use in Europe.

Czech name

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Czech description

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Type

J_imp - Article in a specialist periodical, which is included in the Web of Science database

CEP classification

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OECD FORD branch

30216 - Dermatology and venereal diseases

Project

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Continuities

I - Institucionalni podpora na dlouhodoby koncepcni rozvoj vyzkumne organizace

Publication year

2019

Confidentiality

S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů

Name of the periodical

JOURNAL OF THE EUROPEAN ACADEMY OF DERMATOLOGY AND VENEREOLOGY

ISSN

0926-9959

e-ISSN

1468-3083

Volume of the periodical

33

Issue of the periodical within the volume

MAR

Country of publishing house

US - UNITED STATES

Number of pages

15

Pages from-to

13-27

UT code for WoS article

000459821000004

EID of the result in the Scopus database

2-s2.0-85062063348