Walking and Sun Protective Behaviors: Cross-Sectional Associations of Beneficial Health Factors.

ABSTRACT: Sun protective behaviors and physical activity have the potential to reduce cancer risk. Walking is the most common type of physical activity in the United States, but it is unclear whether sun protective behaviors differ by categories of walking, such as leisure versus transportation walking. We examined whether sun protective behaviors varied by category or duration of walking in the 2015 National Health Interview Survey (N = 26,632), age ≥ 18 years. We used logistic regression to estimate sunscreen use, sun avoidance, and sun protective clothing use by four categories of walking (no reported walking, transportation only, leisure only, or walking for both) and separately for walking duration for the general population and sun-sensitive individuals. Prevalence of sunscreen use varied acro

SUBMITTER: Tribby CP 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6651436 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature