Sunscreen sales, socio-economic factors, and melanoma incidence in Northern Europe: a population-based ecological study

Simon N. Williams; Kimberly A. Dienes

doi:10.1177/2158244014559023

Sunscreen sales, socio-economic factors, and melanoma incidence in Northern Europe: a population-based ecological study

Simon N. Williams
, Kimberly A. Dienes

Roosevelt University, Chicago

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In this ecological study, we drew upon recently published melanoma prevalence data, and compared them with historical market data and published socio-economic data to test for an association between historical sunscreen sales (1997-1999) and recent melanoma incidences (2008 and 2012) in 24 countries in Northern Europe. We also explored associations between current melanoma incidences and historical data on the following socio-demographic indicators: income, urbanization, and population aging. Melanoma incidences were higher in high-income countries where sales of sunscreen were also higher. Our results show that, at the population level, income was significantly associated with melanoma incidences, β = 0.0003, t(19) = 3.104, p < .006, and that increased sunscreen sales has not prevented higher income populations from being at higher risk of melanoma.

Original language	English
Number of pages	6
Journal	SAGE Open
Volume	4
Issue number	4
Early online date	18 Nov 2014
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1177/2158244014559023
Publication status	Published - 18 Dec 2014

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public health
health communication
melanoma
disposable income
sunscreen

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