Assessment of Tanning Beds in 3 Popular Gym Chains

Sherry L Pagoto; David E Conroy; Kelsey Arroyo; Jared Goetz; Ashley B West; Samantha Mulcahy; Molly E Waring

doi:10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2019.18058

Assessment of Tanning Beds in 3 Popular Gym Chains

JAMA Netw Open. 2019 Dec 2;2(12):e1918058. doi: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2019.18058.

Authors

Sherry L Pagoto¹, David E Conroy², Kelsey Arroyo¹, Jared Goetz¹, Ashley B West², Samantha Mulcahy³, Molly E Waring¹

Affiliations

¹ Department of Allied Health, University of Connecticut, Storrs.
² Department of Kinesiology, Pennsylvania State University, University Park.
³ School of Health Sciences, Oakland University, Rochester, Michigan.

Abstract

This cross-sectional study examines the proportion of gyms from 3 large national chains in the United States that offer tanning services, the number of tanning beds offered by these gyms, and regional differences in the number of gyms that provide tanning services.

Publication types

Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural

MeSH terms

Beauty Culture / statistics & numerical data*
Cross-Sectional Studies
Fitness Centers / statistics & numerical data*
Humans
Sunbathing / statistics & numerical data*
Ultraviolet Rays
United States

Grants and funding

K24 HL124366/HL/NHLBI NIH HHS/United States