Table 3 Association of educational attainment with type of sun protection used (Vigitel 2007–2010).

From: Educational inequalities in sun protection practices among Brazilian adults

Educational attainment

PR*

SE

CI-LB

CI-UB

p-value

Does not usually expose to the sun

 0–8 years of study

1.00

–

–

–

–

 9–11 years of study

0.93

0.04

0.86

1.00

0.040

 12 years or more

0.71

0.03

0.65

0.77

< 0.001

Use sunscreen

 0–8 years of study

1.00

-

–

–

–

 9–11 years of study

1.78

0.05

1.70

1.88

< 0.001

 12 years or more

2.63

0.07

2.51

2.77

< 0.001

Use appropriate clothing

 0–8 years of study

1.00

–

–

–

–

 9–11 years of study

0.85

0.05

0.76

0.96

0.007

 12 years or more

0.70

0.05

0.61

0.79

< 0.001

Use hat, umbrella

 0–8 years of study

1.00

–

–

–

–

 9–11 years of study

0.75

0.11

0.56

1.01

0.055

 12 years or more

0.75

0.12

0.56

1.02

0.065

  1. Associations between educational attainment and the type of sun protection used (does not usually expose to the sun, sunscreen, hats/umbrellas, and protective clothing).
  2. *Multivariate model adjusted for geographic location, sex and age. This adjustment was made to control for possible regional and sex or age-group variations in sun exposure and access to protective measures.
  3. PR, prevalence ratio; SE, standard error; CI-LB, lower bound of the 95% confidence interval; CI-UB, upper bound of the 95% confidence interval.
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