Table 1. Demographic characteristics and baseline data of the experimental and vehicle groups (n=114).

Characteristic	Experimental group (n=55)	Vehicle group (n=59)	p-value
Age (yr)	18.31±13.51 (2, 50)	14.63±10.46 (2, 53)	0.109
Sex			0.851
Male	28 (50.9)	28 (47.5)
Female	27 (49.1)	31 (52.5)
EASI score	9.29±3.71 (5, 19)	9.78±4.97 (3.1, 28.4)	0.546
TEWL (right forearm)	27.87±13.5 (9, 65)	26.54±13.92 (8.7, 68)	0.606
VAS for pruritus	5.53±1.82 (2, 9)	5.08±1.97 (1, 9)	0.215

Values are presented as mean±standard deviation (min, max) or number (%). EASI: eczema area severity index, TEWL: transepidermal water loss, VAS: visual analogue scale.