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Table 1 Baseline characteristics of all participants

From: Characterising the biophysical properties of normal and hyperkeratotic foot skin

 

Skin sites from hyperkeratosis skin group (n = 93)a

Variable

Callus  (n = 61)b

Corn  (n = 20)b

Heel fissures  (n = 68)b

Xerotic skin adjacent to fissure  (n = 68)b

Xerotic plantar heel skin  (n = 68)b

Age (yr)

     

 Median

48

54

45.5

45.5

45.5

 Min, max

23, 78

28, 74

20, 74

20, 74

20, 74

 IQR

24

27

23

23

23

Sex (% female)

84

80

81

81

81

Height (m)

 Median

1.64

1.65

1.68

1.68

1.68

 min, max

1.32, 1.98

1.42, 1.80

1.52, 1.89

1.52, 1.89

1.52, 1.89

 IQR

0.19

0.10

0.17

0.17

0.17

Weight (kg)

     

 Median

73.70

67.10

76.2

76.2

76.2

 Min, max

46.30, 111.60

53.00, 83.00

55.0, 123.0

55.0, 123.0

55.0, 123.0

 IQR

33.47

20

17.0

17.0

17.0

BMI (kg/m2)

     

 Median

28

25

28

28

28

 Min, max

19, 41

19, 30

19, 46

19, 46

19, 46

 IQR

7

8

6

6

6

  1. aRepresents number of people and brefers to the number of feet