Effectiveness of Three Types of Moisturizers on Senile Dry Skin: A Randomized Controlled Pilot Trial

Table 3

Noninvasive parameters.

Water content (a.u.), mean ± SD	Baseline	Afer 8 weeks	Difference
Lower limbs
Group A	33.6 ± 9.6	48.3 ± 8.3	14.7 ± 9.1
Group B	36.3 ± 5.6	46.6 ± 6.9	10.4 ± 6.6
Group C	38.8 ± 12.3	45.3 ± 3.2	6.5 ± 13.4
Conventional care group	35.8 ± 4.9	31.4 ± 8.5	−4.3 ± 5.9
Upper limbs
Group A	40.8 ± 5.3	42.9 ± 7.6	2.1 ± 8.3
Group B	43.4 ± 7.3	40.9 ± 5.8	−2.5 ± 7.1
Group C	45.3 ± 8.1	38.5 ± 6.4	−6.9 ± 10.4
Conventional care group	42.1 ± 8.6	39.8 ± 8.3	−2.4 ± 6.1
TEWL (g/m^2/h), mean ± SD
Lower limbs
Group A	4.2 ± 1.2	8.2 ± 1.7	4.0 ± 1.5
Group B	8.3 ± 4.7	8.9 ± 1.8	0.6 ± 4.3
Group C	10.9 ± 7.2	9.0 ± 1.4	−1.9 ± 7.6
Conventional care group	5.2 ± 0.3	8.7 ± 1.9	3.6 ± 1.7
Upper limbs
Group A	5.5 ± 2.0	9.6 ± 1.3	4.1 ± 2.4
Group B	10.0 ± 5.8	10.4 ± 2.8	0.4 ± 6.5
Group C	12.7 ± 7.3	11.0 ± 2.0	−1.7 ± 8.0
Conventional care group	8.5 ± 4.0	11.5 ± 1.9	3.1 ± 2.2