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Health & Place

Volume 89, September 2024, 103328
Health & Place

Higher ultraviolet light exposure is associated with lower mortality:
An analysis of data from the UK biobank cohort study

Author links open overlay panelAndrew C. Stevenson ^a, Tom Clemens ^a
, Erola Pairo-Castineira ^b ^c, David J. Webb ^d ^e, Richard B. 
Weller ^f, Chris Dibben ^a
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Highlights

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    Evidence suggests benefits of ultraviolet (UV) exposure for
    several health outcomes.

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    Associations between behavioural and geographic UV exposures and
    mortality were assessed.

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    Higher UV exposures were associated with lower all-cause,
    cardiovascular and cancer mortality.

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    Higher behavioural UV exposure was also associated with lower
    non-CVD/non-cancer mortality.

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    Public health messaging on sunlight exposure may need
    reconsideration.

Abstract

We aimed to examine associations between ultraviolet (UV) exposure
and mortality among older adults in the United Kingdom (UK). We used
data from UK Biobank participants with two UV exposures, validated
with measured vitamin D levels: solarium use and annual average
residential shortwave radiation. Associations between the UV
exposures, all-cause and cause-specific mortality were examined as
adjusted hazard ratios. The UV exposures were inversely associated
with all-cause, cardiovascular disease (CVD) and cancer mortality.
Solarium users were also at a lower risk of non-CVD/non-cancer
mortality. The benefits of UV exposure may outweigh the risks in
low-sunlight countries.

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Keywords

Ultraviolet
Environmental health
Epidemiology
Mortality
Health geography
Population health
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