The Magnitude of Increased US Melanoma Incidence Attributable to Ground-Level Ultraviolet Radiation Intensity Trends: Supplemental Data

The potential amount of UV radiation received by the average American in the continental US has increased. Our regression model suggests that up to 30% of increases in NHW-MI could be directly or indirectly explained by increasing ground-level UV intensity. Furthermore, this relationship is supported by a significantly disproportionate representation of states in the highest quartile of NHW-MI rate increases located in US Census regions with the highest increases in UVI. Our findings suggest rising ground-level UV intensity may have played a role in increasing NHW-MI.