Research Article
Assessing Biophysical and Physiological Profiles of Scalp Seborrheic Dermatitis in the Thai Population
Table 2
Biophysical properties of scalp seborrheic dermatitis cases and control.
| Variables | Case | Control | 95% CI | P value | (n = 42) | (n = 40) |
| TEWL, g/h/m2 | | | | | mean ± SD | 13.91 ± 4.52 | 11.66 ± 3.93 | 0.44 - 4.15 | <0.05 | SCH, units | | | | | mean ± SD | 5.61 ± 1.24 | 6.42 ± 1.92 | -1.49 - -0.10 | <0.05 | pH | | | | | mean ± SD | 4.95 ± 0.51 | 5.19 ± 0.62 | -0.44 - 0.04 | 0.104 | Skin surface lipid, units | | | | | mean ± SD | 35.63 ± 7.59 | 29.56 ± 6.35 | 3.04 - 9.15 | <0.05 | Roughness, units | | | | | mean ± SD | 11.55 ± 3.56 | 10.85 ± 2.61 | -0.66 - 2.06 | 0.308 |
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SCH, stratum corneum hydration; TEWL, transepidermal water loss. : statistically significant. |