Sunscreen Use: Non-Hispanic Blacks Compared With Other Racial and/or Ethnic Groups
Year: 2011
Type: article
Abstract: Although up to 14% of non-Hispanic blacks (NHBs) experience sunburns, they rarely use sunscreen. 1,2Whitesare at least twice as likely to wear sunscreen than NHBs. 3,46][7] Given these differences, we sought to determine factors influencing sunscreen use in NHBs compared with other racial and ethnic groups. MethodsData from the dermatology section of the 2003-2006 National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) 6 were examined.The 2 following questions were analyzed:(1) If after several months of not being in the sun you then went out in the sun without sunscreen or protective clothing for half an hour, which of the following would happen to your skin? and (2) When you go outside on a very sunny day for more than 1 hour, how often to you use sunscreen? 6Sex, ethnicity and/or race, age, annual income, and education were evaluated for their association with the dermatology survey answers.Weighted estimates of responses to each question and the subject characteristics were created using survey frequency and means procedures.Survey logistic regression procedures, assuming proportional odds, were fit to each question.When the proportional odds assumption was questionable, inferences were compared against those of the generalized logit model.A multivariable model for sunscreen use was fit using all univariable predictors.Interactions between each variable and ethnicity and/or race were
Source: Archives of Dermatology
Author: Pamela Summers
Language: English
Topic: Skin Protection and Aging
Subfield: Dermatology
Field: Medicine
Domain: Health Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W2046898813