Table 1.

Subject age, gender, and $L*$ values obtained from the ventral forearm and palm. The order was arranged according to increasing $L*$ values of the ventral forearm.

Subject number (in records)	Age	Gender	$L*$ ventral forearm	$L*$ palm
1	21	M	36.74	52.53
2	20	F	39.14	60.97
3	21	F	42.26	62.2
4	21	M	43.89	56.93
5	22	F	46.24	54.28
6	40	M	56.22	62.99
7	27	M	56.96	62.87
8	29	M	57.69	54.61
9	26	F	59.85	65.95
10	31	M	61.5	65.78
11	28	M	62.07	59.40
12	23	M	63.35	59.68
13	51	M	63.48	61.42
14	25	F	63.74	67.87
15	42	F	66.38	64.89