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 | |