Could age increase the strength of inverse association between ultraviolet B exposure and colorectal cancer?

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Table 5 UVB in association with crude incidence of CRC: 30–44 years of age, controlling for covariates

Covariate	Regression Coefficient	Standard Error	t	p-value
UV B estimate^a	< 0.001	0.007	−0.13	0.90
Stratospheric Ozone^b	0.007	0.005	1.52	0.13
Urbanization^c	0.02	0.01	1.37	0.18
Pigmentation^d	−0.70	0.32	−2.15	0.03
GDP^e	< 0.001	< 0.001	2.56	0.01
Life Expectancy^f	< 0.001	< 0.001	0.53	0.60
Smoking^g	−0.03	0.03	−1.27	0.21
Animal Consumption^h	0.01	0.01	1.13	0.26
Intercept	2.85	2.17	1.31	0.19

Model R² = 0.42; p < 0.001; ^aNASA TOMS Satellite package. ^bBeckman et al. ^cChristenson E et al. [22]. ^dJablonski et al. [21]. ^e,fThe World Bank. ^gInstitute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME). ^hThe Food and Agricultural Organization of the United Nations (FAO)

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