Table 3.
Measure of moisture content in the experimental group and the control group
| Groups | Moisture content | Forehead | Right cheek ① |
Right cheek ② |
Left cheek ① |
Left cheek ② |
Average |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 weeks | 61.1 ± 11.01 | 55.2 ± 10.51 | 58.8 ± 14.59 | 74.4 ± 7.24 | 71.0 ± 7.15 | 64.1 ± 8.22 | |
| Experimental group | 2 weeks | 51.7 ± 16.00 | 38.2 ± 15.24 | 35.8 ± 17.28 | 51.5 ± 19.47 | 39.4 ± 21.89 | 43.32 ± 7.67 |
| 4 weeks | 54.34 ± 8.94 | 39.02 ± 16.32 | 35.48 ± 19.05 | 61.80 ± 11.33 | 57.18 ± 18.54 | 49.564 ± 11.62 | |
| Variation | −6.76 | −16.18 | −23.32 | −12.6 | −13.82 | −14.536 ± 6.01 | |
| 0 weeks | 63.5 ± 13.23 | 48.42 ± 12.02 | 47.02 ± 11.89 | 73.62 ± 4.37 | 75.30 ± 6.23 | 61.57 ± 13.44 | |
| Control group | 2 weeks | 55.16 ± 15.06 | 41.58 ± 12.84 | 44 ± 10.32 | 64.72 ± 4.42 | 64.14 ± 9.21 | 53.92 ± 10.88 |
| 4 weeks | 54.60 ± 10.25 | 41.42 ± 19.92 | 47.98 ± 9.96* | 54.06 ± 19.45 | 59.08 ± 16.50 | 51.428 ± 6.85 | |
| Variation | −8.9 | −7 | +0.96 | −19.56 | −16.22 | −10.14 ± 8.07 |