Clinical Study

In the Search for the Treatment of Compensatory Sweating

Table 1

Reference values of sweating in different localizations evaluated with gravimetry [11].

LocalizationMean value in 1-minute test divided by body surfaceUpper limit of acceptance defined as mean + 2 standard deviation

Facial16 mg/min/m255 mg/min/m2
Palmar16 mg/min/m255 mg/min/m2
Axillary40 mg/min/m2125 mg/min/m2
Abdominolumbar13.5 mg/min/m240 mg/min/m2