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Table 2 Sun exposure and protection habits according to the presence of actinic keratoses

From: Actinic keratoses in subjects from la Mitad del Mundo, Ecuador

Habits

Actinic Keratoses

P value

No

n = 197 (77.6%)

Yes

n = 57 (22.4%)

No.

%

No.

%

Sun protection behavior

 Yes

69

75.8

22

24.2

0.62

 No

128

78.5

35

21.5

Sun exposure per day

 Less than 3 h

75

79.8

19

20.2

0.40

 From 3 to 6 h

39

70.9

16

29.1

 More than 6 h

83

79.0

22

21.0

Frequency of sun protection

 Never

126

78.3

35

21.7

0.70

 Hardly ever

31

73.8

11

26.2

 Often

15

71.4

6

28.6

 Always

25

83.3

5

16.7

Makeup use

 Never

160

79.2

42

20.8

0.13

 Hardly ever

25

65.8

13

34.2

 Often

5

71.4

2

28.6

 Always

7

100.0

0

0.0

Working outdoors

 Yes

153

77.7

44

22.3

0.90

 No

44

77.2

13

22.9