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By jenb (not verified) on 06 Aug 2014 #permalink
All 24 were exposed to the sun. Of those 16 were dark enough so that they didn t burn, 5 burned a little and 3 burned a lot.16 + 5 + 3 = 24. So 1/3 had results inconsistent with SPF 30. It s hard to visualize a random sample that burns after 60/30 = 2 minutes in the sun.
I m a blonde with a history of blistering and basal cell carcinoma I wouldn t participate in this study for love or money.
By Christine Rose (not verified) on 06 Aug 2014 #permalink
It wasn t entirely clear to me from the way the paper was written, specifically the sentence I cited. It may be that that sentence was actually meant to say something else that didn t sound as though only 16 out of 24 patients exposed themselves to the sun. Of course, it