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Table 3
Comparison of the thickness of stratum corneum.
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Grade | Gender | value (in between male and female SS-OCT images) | Male | Female | Sample size of image data () | Thickness of stratum corneum (μm) Median (range)† | Sample size of image data () | Thickness of stratum corneum (μm) Median (range)† |
| Grade 0 | 300 | 44.8 (37.9–53.9) | 325 | 41.7 (31.6–51.0) | 0.001 | Grade 1 | 250 | 44.2 (28.7–54.7) | 500 | 40.0 (34.1–49.2) | 0.001 | Grade 2 | 450 | 35.2 (23.6–45.9) | 650 | 25.7 (17.3–39.6) | 0.009 | Grade 3 | 275 | 18.5 (10.5–22.3) | 400 | 11.2 (6.0–17.7) | 0.023 | Overall value | | 0.001 | | 0.001 | | Post hoc multiple grade comparison | | | | | | 0 versus 1 | | 0.363 | | 0.679 | | 0 versus 2 | | 0.003 | | 0.001 | | 0 versus 3 | | 0.001 | | 0.001 | | 1 versus 2 | | 0.109 | | 0.001 | | 1 versus 3 | | 0.004 | | 0.001 | | 2 versus 3 | | 0.008 | | 0.001 | |
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†Values are expressed as median (minimum–maximum).
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