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. 2016 Nov 2;12(6):3863–3872. doi: 10.3892/etm.2016.3862

Table IV.

Details of the survey and testing.

Item Details
Informed consent Informed consent was obtained by free will using a written form
Questionnaire on lifestyle Anamnesis, intake of pharmaceutical products and health food, allergies, smoking, use of skin care products and topical agents, alcohol intake
Inclusion Included subjects that provided written informed consent, fulfilled the incorporation criteria and did not conflict with the exclusion criteria
Medical interview Confirmation of the physical conditions and the presence or absence of adverse events
Somatometry Height (only in the screening test), body weight and body mass index
Physical examination Systolic and diastolic blood pressure, pulse count
Corneal hydration Measured on the left forearm, neck and lower eye region
Transepidermal water loss Measured on the left forearm, neck and lower eye region
Photography of the skin surface Taken for the left forearm and lower eye region
Evaluation of the skin surface Examined by a responsible doctor based on the photographs taken as described above
Questionnaire on skin conditions Subjective recognition of skin conditions
Laboratory examination Fasting levels of white blood cells, red blood cells, hemoglobin, hematocrit, platelets, total protein, albumin, total billirubin, alkaline phosphatase, aspartate transaminase, alanine transaminase, lactate dehydrogenase, γ-glutamyltranspeptidase, total cholesterol, triglycerides, high-density lipoprotein-cholesterol, low density lipoprotein-cholesterol, urea nitrogen, creatinine, uric acid, Na+, K+, Cl, glucose
Stool examination Testing of intestinal flora
Log Status of test article ingestion, physical condition, medicine taking