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. 2018 May 23;8:8051. doi: 10.1038/s41598-018-26388-3

Table 1.

Characteristics of the psoriasis patients.

The Hydrogen-water bathing group The control group
Baseline Week 8 Baseline Week 8
No 41 41 34 33
Sex(male/female) 24/17 24/17 18/16 18/15
Age 40 ± 15 (18–78) 40 ± 15 (18–78) 39 ± 12 (18–72) 39 ± 13 (18–72)
BMI 23.8 ± 3.8 (17.5–35.5) 23.7 ± 3.9 (17.2–35.6) 23.1 ± 4.2 (15.5–31.4) 23.0 ± 4.6 (15.3–31.4)
Waistline (cm) 82.7 ± 10.3 (63.3–103.3) 82.8 ± 9.8 (63.3–103.3) 76.8 ± 8.7 (58.2–95.4) 76.8 ± 8.9 (58.2–95.4)
PASI score 9.8 ± 5.9 (1.4–25.2) 5.8 ± 5.5 (0.2–25.2) 8.5 ± 4.1 (2.8–23.8) 7.9 ± 6.8 (0.8–34.5)
VAS score (median, range) 2 (0–8) 0 (0–4) 0 (0–7) 0 (0–9)

PASI: Psoriasis Area Severity Index; VAS: the visual analog scale; BMI: Body Mass Index.