title: Prevalence and characteristics of indoor tanning use among men and women in the United States.
abstract: Objectives  To describe the prevalence and characteristics related to indoor tanning use among adults in the United States in the past year.
  
  
  METHODS
  Cross-sectional study.
  
  
  METHODS
  Health Information National Trends Study, 2005.
  
  
  METHODS
  The study included 2869 participants who were white and aged 18 to 64 years; a random subset of 821 participants were also asked questions about skin cancer prevention knowledge and attitudes.
  
  
  METHODS
  The study assessed the prevalence of self-reported use of indoor tanning in the past 12 months and its associations with demographic and lifestyle factors, knowledge, and attitudes.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Overall, 18.1% of women and 6.3% of men reported tanning indoors in the past 12 months. Women who were older, were less educated, had lower income, and used sunscreen regularly were less likely to report the behavior, while women residing in the Midwest and the South and who used spray tanning products were more likely to report the behavior. Men who were less likely to report the behavior were older and obese but more likely to report the behavior if they lived in metropolitan areas and used spray tanning products. In an open-response format, only 13.3% of women and 4.2% of men suggested that avoidance of tanning bed use could reduce their risks of skin cancer. Greater skin cancer knowledge and higher perceived risk of skin cancer were inversely associated with the behavior in women.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Prevalence and some characteristics associated with indoor tanning use, such as sunscreen use, differed between women and men in the United States. Most adults did not volunteer avoidance of tanning bed use to prevent skin cancer. Clinician-patient communication on risks of indoor tanning may be helpful to reduce indoor tanning use.
authors.affiliation: Division of Epidemiology and Community Health, School of Public Health, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN 55454, USA. choix137@umn.edu
authors.forename: Kelvin
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Choi
authors.forename: DeAnn
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Lazovich
authors.forename: Brian
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Southwell
authors.forename: Jean
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Forster
authors.forename: Sharon J
authors.initials: SJ
authors.lastname: Rolnick
authors.forename: Jody
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Jackson
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001505:Beauty Culture; D003357:Cosmetic Techniques / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D015995:Prevalence; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D012307:Risk Factors; D012878:Skin Neoplasms / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000209:etiology / Q000517:prevention & control; D013473:Sunscreening Agents / Q000494:pharmacology; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D014466:Ultraviolet Rays / Q000009:adverse effects; D014481:United States / Q000453:epidemiology; D055815:Young Adult
chemical_list: D013473:Sunscreening Agents