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. 2024 Feb 7;35(3):421–432. doi: 10.1021/jasms.3c00315

Table 1. Correlation Coefficients and p-Values for Male and Female Participants for 18 Volatiles, TVOCs, Skin Surface pH, and TDC as Functions of Agea.

  Correlation (coefficient r, p-value)
  Age
Variable Male Female
Acetic acid -0.622, 0.002↓ -0.469, 0.002↓
Octanoic acid –0.031, 0.895 0.146, 0.375
Nonanoic acid 0.259, 0.256 –0.237, 0.146
n-decanoic acid 0.033, 0.885 0.006, 0.969
Hexanal 0.145, 0.530 0.320, 0.046
Octanal –0.166, 0.472 0.024, 0.888
Nonanal 0.473, 0.030↑ 0.359, 0.024↑
Decanal –0.124, 0.591 0.166, 0.313
Undecanal –0.118, 0.611 0.290, 0.073↑
Dodecanal 0.028, 0.904 –0.031, 0.852
Benzaldehyde –0.165, 0.475 –0.081, 0.622
6-Methyl-5-hepten-2-one –0.094, 0.684 –0.042, 0.800
Geranylacetone 0.107, 0.645 0.074, 0.653
Benzyl alcohol 0.259, 0.256 0.279, 0.085↑
1-Dodecanol 0.307, 0.176 0.070, 0.673
2-Ethyl-1-hexanol -0.692, 0.0005↓ -0.621, 0.00002↓
Hexadecane –0.196, 0.393 –0.039, 0.815
Isopropyl myristate –0.143, 0.536 0.206, 0.208
TVOCs 0.401, 0.029↑ -0.333, 0.033↓
Skin surface pH 0.440, 0.045↑ 0.465, 0.002↑
TDC 0.476, 0.029↑ 0.342, 0.033↑
a

Variables which show significant change (p < 0.1) with age are in bold; arrows represent up-regulation (↑) or down-regulation (↓).