TABLE 3.
Medians and IQR of stratum corneum hydration expressed in AU and epidermal hydration expressed as percentage of local tissue water (%)
| Stratum corneum hydration (AU) (IQR) | Epidermal hydration (%) (IQR) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Intervention | Control | Difference | Intervention | Control | Difference | |
| Week 0 | 43 (35‐49) | 40 (35‐47) | 4 (−1 to 9) | 47 (39‐54) | 46 (38‐54) | 0 (−2 to 1) |
| Week 2 | 41 (40‐46) | 36 (34‐40) | 6 (4‐11) | 46 (42‐48) | 41 (37‐46) | 5 (2‐7) |
| Week 4 | 39 (36‐44) | 36 (33‐39) | 5 (0‐8) | 43 (42‐49) | 41 (38‐48) | 3 (0‐4) |
| Week 6 | 38 (35‐43) | 36 (33‐37) | 4 (1‐7) | 46 (42‐58) | 42 (38‐50) | 4 (2‐6) |
| Week 8 | 41 (33‐48) | 35 (32‐41) | 5 (1‐8) | 47 (42‐50) | 42 (40‐43) | 6 (1‐9) |
Abbreviations: AU, arbitrary units; IQR, interquartile ranges.