Table 2. Test-retest reliability of the Corneometer and hydration probe.
Measurement location | Device | ICC | 95% confidence interval |
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Ventral forearm | Corneometer | 0.971 | 0.963–0.978 |
Hydration probe | 0.983 | 0.979–0.987 | |
Dorsal forearm | Corneometer | 0.970 | 0.962–0.977 |
Hydration probe | 0.984 | 0.980–0.988 | |
Shin | Corneometer | 0.954 | 0.941–0.965 |
Hydration probe | 0.980 | 0.974–0.984 | |
Entire arm | Corneometer | 0.971 | 0.965–0.975 |
Hydration probe | 0.984 | 0.981–0.986 | |
Entire body | Corneometer | 0.966 | 0.961–0.971 |
Hydration probe | 0.986 | 0.984–0.988 |
Entire arm means ventral and dorsal forearm, and entire body means all 3 sites measured.
ICC: intraclass correlation coefficient.