Table 1: TEWL measured in various anatomical skin sites in Seirafi's study.
|
TEWL |
Forehead (mean ± SD) |
Forearm (mean ± SD) |
Lower Leg (mean ± SD) |
|
Patients |
32.94 ± 19.49 |
22.60 ± 5.55 |
16.28 ± 13.64 |
|
Controls |
32.64 ± 18.61 |
26.84 ± 8.10 |
16.69 ± 3.81 |
|
P value |
0.47 |
0.90 |
0.32 |
The TEWL from the forehead, forearm and lower leg showed no significant difference between T2DM patients and controls [9].