Association between Washing Residue on the Feet and Tinea Pedis in Diabetic Patients

Table 3

Washing residue on the feet.

	Patients with tinea pedis; ( = 17)	Patients without tinea pedis; ( = 16)	value
Sole
Fluorescence intensity reduction rate (%), mean ± SD	54.8 ± 23.3	70.5 ± 13.6	0.025^†
Between the toes
Presence of fluorescent cream, (%)
Yes	11 (64.7)	4 (25.0)	0.037^‡
No	6 (35.3)	12 (75.0)

-test; ^‡Fisher’s exact test.
SD: standard deviation.