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Table 2 First skin assessments by randomised group

From: Effect on skin hydration of using baby wipes to clean the napkin area of newborn babies: assessor-blinded randomised controlled equivalence trial

Measurement

Wipes (n1 = 124)

Water (n1 = 130)

Hydration (arbitrary units)

40.0 (12.6)

38.8 (12.3)

Erythema (arbitrary units)

572.0 (104.2)

592.4 (105.1)

Log erythema (arbitrary units)

6.3 (0.2)

6.4 (0.2)

Skin pH

6.0 (0.6 %)

5.9 (0.6 %)

TEWL (g/m2/h )

12.4 (4.0 %)

13.0 (4.1 %)

  1. 1 occasional missing values due to equipment malfunction.