Sun protective behaviors and exposure habits in diverse Hispanic nationalities: Data from the National Health Interview Survey 2005 to 2015

To the Editor: Hispanic individuals with skin cancer may face worse prognoses. 1 Perez M.I. Skin cancer in Hispanics in the United States. J Drugs Dermatol. 2019; 18: s117-s120 PubMed Google Scholar Previous analyses of sun habits have evaluated Hispanic individuals monolithically or skin phototypes [SPTs] I/II only. 2 Holman D.M. Ding H. Guy G.P. Watson M. Hartman A.M. Perna F.M. Prevalence of sun protection use and sunburn and association of demographic and behaviorial characteristics with sunburn among US adults. JAMA Dermatol. 2018; 154: 561https://doi.org/10.1001/jamadermatol.2018.0028 Crossref PubMed Scopus (83) Google Scholar ,3 Coups E.J. Stapleton J.L. Hudson S.V. Medina-Forrester A. Natale-Pereira A. Goydos J.S. Sun protection and exposure behaviors among Hispanic adults in the United States: differences according to acculturation and among Hispanic subgroups. BMC Public Health. 2012; 12: 985https://doi.org/10.1186/1471-2458-12-985 Crossref PubMed Scopus (45) Google Scholar We investigated differences in sun habits among Hispanic nationalities, with secondary analyses additionally examining acculturation and age.