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Table 3 Reported frequency of use of personal care products by men and women stratified by adults and adolescents

From: Exposure to environmental phenols and parabens, and relation to body mass index, eczema and respiratory outcomes in the Norwegian RHINESSA study

 

Adults (≥ 18 years)

Adolescents (10–17 years)

 

Frequency of use (%)

Frequency of use (%)

Products

 

Never or < 1/week

1–3 days/week

4–7 days/week or > once daily

Never or < 1/week

1–3 days/week

4–7 days/week or > once daily

Perfume spray

Women

23.7

17.4

58.9

29.6

29.6

40.9

Men

42.6

19.0

38.4 ***

48.9

17.8

33.3

Perfume (not spray)

Women

91.1

2.2

6.7

97.7

2.3

0

Men

93.0

4.7

2.3

91.1

2.2

6.7

Deo-spray

Women

97.8

0.4

1.8

97.7

-

2.3

Men

87.0

4.7

8.3***

82.2

6.7

11.1*

Deostick

Women

2.1

3.9

94.0

11.4

13.6

75.0

Men

9.7

4.7

85.6**

17.8

13.3

68.9

Moisturizing cream

Women

8.5

17.8

73.7

34.1

22.7

43.2

Men

56.4

21.0

22.6***

73.3

11.1

15.6**

Lotions

Women

26.3

31.4

42.4

52.3

36.4

11.4

Men

90.3

5.8

3.9***

86.7

6.7

6.7**

Cleansing cream

Women

35.3

14.9

49.8

65.9

18.2

15.9

Men

93.7

4.3

2.0***

86.7

6.7

6.7

Make-up

Women

7.7

14.9

77.4

25.0

11.4

63.6

Men

100

-

-***

100

-

-***

Nail-care

Women

72.0

20.8

7.2

67.4

25.6

6.9

Men

100

-

-***

100

-

-***

Shaving-products

Women

84.7

13.6

1.7

84.1

15.9

-

Men

51.2

42.8

6.0 ***

93.3

4.4

2.2

After-shave

Women

98.2

0.9

0.9

100

-

-

Men

83.3

14.3

2.4***

100

-

-

Hairspray

Women

69.4

18.7

11.9

93.2

6.8

-

Men

95.3

3.9

0.8***

97.8

2.2

-

Hair-styling products

Women

65.3

18.6

16.1

93.2

4.5

2.3

Men

41.4

17.1

41.7 ***

22.2

20.0

57.8***

Hair-colora

Women

57.1

31.5

11.6

86.4

13.6

-

Men

99.2

0.8

-***

100

-

-**

Hair-bleacha

Women

69.8

25.0

5.2

88.6

9.1

2.3

Men

99.6

0.4

-***

100

-

-

  1. *P-value ≤ 0.05; **P-value ≤ 0.01; ***P-value ≤ 0.001 for difference in frequencies of use between genders (Pearson’s chi square test) aFrequency of use categorie: Never or less than 1 time/year, 1–6 times/year, 6–12 times/year or more than once/month)
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