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Table 1 Indicators for the measurement of sun sensitivity in recently published studies

From: Assessment of a new questionnaire for self-reported sun sensitivity in an occupational skin cancer screening program

Studies

Indicators for sun sensitivity

Swerdlow et al. 1988 [13]

Skin type, hair color, eye color

Westerdahl et al. 2000 [14]

Skin type (repeated exposure), hair color

Veierod et al. 2003 [5]

Skin type (single exposure), skin type (repeated exposure), hair color, eye color

Bataille et al. 2004 [15]

Skin type

Weinstock 1992 [16]

Prediction rule: Skin type, hair color, skin color

Nelemans et al. 1993 [17]

Sun sensitivity summary score: Skin type, skin color, eye color, freckles

Chen et al. 1998 [18]

Cutaneous phenotype index: Skin type, hair color, eye color

Uter et al. 2004 [19]

Constitutional UV sensitivity score: Hair color, freckles

Guinot et al. 2005 [20]

Skin sensitivity to sun exposure score: Hair color, skin color, freckles, tendency for sunburn, tanning ability

Han et al. 2006 [2]

Constitutional susceptibility score: Skin color, hair color, tendency to burn, number of raised moles on arm, (age)