Sun sensitivity characteristics and NHL in the NSW, SCALE and NCI-SEER case-control studies (3, 18)
| Sun sensitivity characteristics* | OR (95% CI) for highest exposure category | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NSW | SCALE | NCI-SEER | |||
| Blue or gray eyes | 1.02 (0.79-1.31) | ||||
| Blue, gray, green, or “mix” eyes† | 1.2 (1.1-1.4) | 0.54 (0.41-0.71) | |||
| Blonde, fair, or red hair | 0.89 (0.67-1.17) | — | |||
| Blond or red hair | 1.0 (0.8-1.1) | ||||
| Very fair skin | 1.44 (1.01-2.07) | — | |||
| Light complexion | 0.75 (0.41-1.40) | ||||
| Severe burn with blisters on acute sun exposure | 1.53 (0.95-2.45) | 1.36 (0.63-2.94) | |||
| Always burns on acute sun exposure | 1.0 (0.9-1.2) | ||||
| No tan or freckles only on repeated sun exposure | 1.70 (1.06-2.71) | — | — | ||
| Heavy facial freckling as a child | 1.19 (0.88-1.60) | — | — | ||
↵* Reference categories in order from top to bottom were - NSW: brown, dark brown, brown or olive, very brown, none; SCALE: brown or black, dark brown or black, seldom burns; NCI-SEER: dark brown, dark, no change; OR for "tan no sunburn" on acute exposure in NCI-SEER was 1.06 (0.53-2.14).
↵† This describes the SCALE category; NCI-SEER OR is for combination of blue and blue-green.