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. 2020 Aug 3;8(15):e14524. doi: 10.14814/phy2.14524

Table 4.

Individual data for predicted versus measured sweat sodium concentration for tattooed sites

Tattooed Sites (n = 11) Predicted whole‐body sweat [Na+] (mmol/L) Measured whole‐body sweat [Na+] (mmol/L)

Difference

(mmol/L)

Upper arm 29.9 22.9 7.0
Upper arm 36.1 30.5 5.6
Upper arm 33.4 25.4 8.0
Upper arm 40.3 59.7 −19.4
Chest 30.7 22.9 7.8
Upper back 24.2 22.9 1.3
Upper back 28.2 30.5 −2.3
Upper back 29.6 25.4 4.2
Upper back 47.5 43.8 3.7
Calf 32.2 22.9 9.3
Calf 53.5 61.9 −8.4

[Na+], sodium concentration.