Vitamin d beliefs and associations with sunburns, sun exposure, and sun protection

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health

Volumn 9, Issue 7, 2012, Pages 2386-2395

  Kim, Bang Hyun ^a   Glanz, Karen ^a   Nehl, Eric J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^b EMORY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Sun exposure habits; Sun protection behavior; Sunscreen use; Vitamin D knowledge

Indexed keywords

VITAMIN D;

MULTIPLE REGRESSION; VITAMIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO ILLNESS; AWARENESS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; FOOD INTAKE; HEALTH BELIEF; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MALE; PARENTAL ATTITUDE; SUN EXPOSURE; SUNBURN; SUNLIGHT PROTECTION; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84863860530     PISSN: None     EISSN: 16604601     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/ijerph9072386     Document Type: Article

References (40)

1. Reddy, K.K.; Gilchrest, B.A. What is all this commotion about vitamin D? J. Invest. Dermatol. 2010, 130, 321-326.
2. Grant, W.B.; Holick, M.F. Benefits and requirements of vitamin D for optimal health: A review. Altern. Med. Rev. 2005, 10, 94-111.
3. Holick, C.N.; Stanford, J.L.; Kwon, E.M.; Ostrander, E.A.; Nejentsev, S.; Peters, U. Comprehensive association analysis of the vitamin D pathway genes, VDR, CYP27B1, and CYP24A1, in prostate cancer. Cancer Epidemiol. Biomark. Prev. 2007, 16, 1990-1999.
4. Holick, M.; Jenkins, M. The UV Advantage; iBooks: New York, NY, USA, 2004.
5. Cannell, J.J.; Hollis, B.W.; Zasloff, M.; Heaney, R.P. Diagnosis and treatment of vitamin D deficiency. Expert Opin. Pharmacother. 2008, 9, 107-118.
6. Grant, W.B. In defense of the sun: An estimate of changes in mortality rates in the United States if mean serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D levels were raised to 45 ng/mL by solar ultraviolet-B irradiance. Dermatoendocrinol. 2009, 1, 207-214.
7. Grant, W.B. An estimate of the global reduction in mortality rates through doubling vitamin D levels. Eur. J. Clin. Nutr. 2011, 65, 1016-1026.
8. Holick, M.F. Vitamin D deficiency in 2010: Health benefits of vitamin D and sunlight: A D-bate. Nat. Rev. Endocrinol. 2011, 7, 73-75.
9. Holick, M.F. Vitamin D deficiency. N. Engl. J. Med. 2007, 357, 266-281.
10. Holick, M.F.; Binkley, N.C.; Bischoff-Ferrari, H.A.; Gordon, C.M.; Hanley, D.A.; Heaney, R.P.; Murad, M.H.; Weaver, C.M.; Endocrine, S. Evaluation, treatment, and prevention of vitamin D deficiency: An endocrine society clinical practice guideline. J. Clin. Endocrinol. Metab. 2011, 96, 1911-1930.
11. Vieth, R. Why the minimum desirable serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D level should be 75 nmol/L (30 ng/mL). Best Pract. Res. Clin. Endocrinol. Metab. 2011, 25, 681-691.
12. Linos, E.; Keiser, E.; Kanzler, M.; Sainani, K.L.; Lee, W.; Vittinghoff, E.; Chren, M.M.; Tang, J.Y. Sun protective behaviors and vitamin D levels in the U.S. population: NHANES 2003-2006. Canc. Causes Contr. 2012, 23, 133-140.
13. Youl, P.H.; Janda, M.; Kimlin, M. Vitamin D and sun protection: The impact of mixed public health messages in Australia. Int. J. Cancer. 2009, 124, 1963-1970.
14. Olds, W.J.; McKinley, A.R.; Moore, M.R.; Kimlin, M.G. In vitro model of vitamin D3 (cholecalciferol) synthesis by UV radiation: Dose-response relationships. J. Photochem. Photobiol. B Biol. 2008, 93, 88-93.
15. Janda, M.; Kimlin, M.G.; Whiteman, D.C.; Aitken, J.F.; Neale, R.E. Sun protection messages, vitamin D and skin cancer: Out of the frying pan and into the fire? Med. J. Aust. 2007, 186, 52-54.
16. Jensen, A.O.; Lamberg, A.L.; Jacobsen, J.B.; Braae Olesen, A.; Sorensen, H.T. Non-melanoma skin cancer and ten-year all-cause mortality: A population-based cohort study. Acta Derm. Venereol. 2010, 90, 362-367.
17. Liang, G.; Nan, H.; Qureshi, A.A.; Han, J. Pre-diagnostic plasma 25-hydroxyvitamin D levels and risk of non-melanoma skin cancer in women. PLoS One 2012, 7, doi:10.1371/journal.pone. 0035211.
18. Robinson, J.K. Sun exposure, sun protection, and vitamin D. J. Am. Med. Assoc. 2005, 294, 1541-1543.
19. Janda, M.; Youl, P.; Bolz, K.; Niland, C.; Kimlin, M. Knowledge about health benefits of vitamin D in Queensland Australia. Prev. Med. 2010, 50, 215-216.
20. Vu, L.H.; van der Pols, J.C.; Whiteman, D.C.; Kimlin, M.G.; Neale, R.E. Knowledge and attitudes about vitamin D and impact on sun protection practices among urban office workers in Brisbane, Australia. Cancer Epidemiol. Biomark. Prev. 2010, 19, 1784-1789.
21. Glanz, K.; Geller, A.C.; Shigaki, D.; Maddock, J.E.; Isnec, M.R. A randomized trial of skin cancer prevention in aquatics settings: The pool cool program. Health Psychol. 2002, 21, 579-587.
22. Glanz, K.; Steffen, A.; Elliott, T.; O'Riordan, D. Diffusion of an effective skin cancer prevention program: Design, theoretical foundations, and first-year implementation. Health Psychol. 2005, 24, 477-487.
23. Glanz, K.; Lew, R.A.; Song, V.; Cook, V.A. Factors associated with skin cancer prevention practices in a multiethnic population. Health Educ. Behav. 1999, 26, 344-359.
24. Glanz, K.; Schoenfeld, E.; Weinstock, M.A.; Layi, G.; Kidd, J.; Shigaki, D.M. Development and reliability of a brief skin cancer risk assessment tool. Cancer Detect. Prev. 2003, 27, 311-315.
25. Hall, D.M.; McCarty, F.; Elliott, T.; Glanz, K. Lifeguards' sun protection habits and sunburns: Association with sun-safe environments and skin cancer prevention program participation. Arch. Dermatol. 2009, 145, 139-144.
26. Weinstock, M.A. Assessment of sun sensitivity by questionnaire: Validity of items and formulation of a prediction rule. J. Clin. Epidemiol. 1992, 45, 547-552.
27. Glanz, K.; Yaroch, A.L.; Dancel, M.; Saraiya, M.; Crane, L.A.; Buller, D.B.; Manne, S.; O'Riordan, D.L.; Heckman, C.J.; Hay, J. et al. Measures of sun exposure and sun protection practices for behavioral and epidemiologic research. Arch. Dermatol. 2008, 144, 217-222.
28. PASW. PASW Base 18.0 for Windows User's Guide; SPSS Inc.: Chicago, IL, USA, 2009.
29. Hall, D.M.; Elliott, T.; Nehl, E.; Glanz, K. Effectiveness of a targeted, peer-driven skin cancer prevention program for lifeguards. Int. J. Aquat. Res. Educ. 2008, 2, 287-297.
30. Gies, P.; Glanz, K.; O'Riordan, D.; Elliott, T.; Nehl, E. Measured occupational solar UVR exposures of lifeguards in pool settings. Am. J. Ind. Med. 2009, 52, 645-653.
31. Briley, J.J., Jr.; Lynfield, Y.L.; Chavda, K. Sunscreen use and usefulness in African-Americans. J. Drugs Dermatol. 2007, 6, 19-22.
32. Harris, S.S. Vitamin D and African Americans. J. Nutr. 2006, 136, 1126-1129.
33. Reis, J.P.; Michos, E.D.; von Muhlen, D.; Miller, E.R., 3rd. Differences in vitamin D status as a possible contributor to the racial disparity in peripheral arterial disease. Am. J. Clin. Nutr. 2008, 88, 1469-1477.
34. Youl, P.H.; Janda, M.; Kimlin, M. Vitamin D and sun protection: The impact of mixed public health messages in Australia. Int. J. Cancer 2009, 124, 1963-1970.
35. Eide, M.J.; Johnson, D.A.; Jacobsen, G.R.; Krajenta, R.J.; Rao, D.S.; Lim, H.W.; Johnson, C.C. Vitamin D and nonmelanoma skin cancer in a health maintenance organization cohort. Arch. Dermatol. 2011, 147, 1379-1384.
36. Ellison, T.I.; Smith, M.K.; Gilliam, A.C.; MacDonald, P.N. Inactivation of the vitamin D receptor enhances susceptibility of murine skin to UV-induced tumorigenesis. J. Investig. Dermatol. 2008, 128, 2508-2517.
37. Srikanth, V.; Fryer, J.; Venn, A.; Blizzard, L.; Newman, L.; Cooley, H.; Albion, T.; Jones, G. The association between non-melanoma skin cancer and osteoporotic fractures-A population-based record linkage study. Osteoporos. Int. 2007, 18, 687-692.
38. Tang, J.Y.; Parimi, N.; Wu, A.; Boscardin, W.J.; Shikany, J.M.; Chren, M.M.; Cummings, S.R.; Epstein, E.H., Jr.; Bauer, D.C.; Osteoporotic Fractures in Men (MrOS) Study Group. Inverse association between serum 25(OH) vitamin D levels and non-melanoma skin cancer in elderly men. Canc. Causes Contr. 2010, 21, 387-391.
39. Lemal, M.; van den Bulck, J. Testing the effectiveness of a skin cancer narrative in promoting positive health behavior: A pilot study. Prev. Med. 2010, 51, 178-181.
40. Rabin, B.A.; Nehl, E.; Elliott, T.; Deshpande, A.D.; Brownson, R.C.; Glanz, K. Individual and setting level predictors of the implementation of a skin cancer prevention program: A multilevel analysis. Implement. Sci. 2010, 5.doi:10.1186/1748-5908-5-40.