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Table 3 Skin parameters of hydration, irritation and pigmentation on the subjects’ extremities after treatment

From: Sericin cream reduces pruritus in hemodialysis patients: a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled experimental study

Parameters

Baseline

2ndWeek

4thWeek

6 thWeek

 

SS cream

Cream base

SS cream

Cream base

SS cream

Cream base

SS cream

Cream base

Hydration

        

Arm

28.67±7.11

27.55±7.84

29.59±6.07

28.00±5.73

32.41±7.10*

29.36±6.01

33.62±6.93*

29.40±4.92

Leg

25.10±7.67

23.29±7.37

25.72±5.74

24.16±5.95

27.24±6.23

26.43±5.90

29.05±7.74*

26.02±6.47

Irritation

        

Arm

409.34±232.09

318.50±484.26

283.85±77.33*

302.17±74.87

276.53±66.67*

286.29±77.26

260.71±69.30*

291.24±82.68

Leg

364.74±120.20

308.22±116.14

295.59±75.21*

283.82±75.04

267.93±78.03*

255.42±74.78*

261.54±79.77*

256.46±69.06*

Pigmentation

        

Arm

373.56±142.32

360.35±249.29

308.09±108.37*

342.73±130.47

302.62±111.02*

349.71±132.26

285.42±116.99*

338.88±115.54

Leg

435.94±178.06

402.25±154.53

374.51±131.43*

386.38±141.47

347.51±139.57*

378.88±115.54

320.72±142.50*

375.03±133.28

  1. * indicates a significant difference compared with the same treatment at baseline (p  < 0.05).
  2. SS = silk sericin.