A population-based study of the stratum corneum moisture
Thiago de Farias Pires,1 Ana Paula Azambuja,2 Andrea Roseli Vançan Russo Horimoto,1 Mary Sanae Nakamura,2 Rafael de Oliveira Alvim,1 José Eduardo Krieger,1 Alexandre Costa Pereira1 1Laboratory of Genetics and Molecular Cardiology, Heart Institute, University of São P...
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| description | Thiago de Farias Pires,1 Ana Paula Azambuja,2 Andrea Roseli Vançan Russo Horimoto,1 Mary Sanae Nakamura,2 Rafael de Oliveira Alvim,1 José Eduardo Krieger,1 Alexandre Costa Pereira1 1Laboratory of Genetics and Molecular Cardiology, Heart Institute, University of São Paulo Medical School, 2Natura Innovation and Product Technology Ltd., Cajamar, SP, Brazil Background: The stratum corneum (SC) has important functions as a bound-water modulator and a primary barrier of the human skin from the external environment. However, no large epidemiological study has quantified the relative importance of different exposures with regard to these functional properties. In this study, we have studied a large sample of individuals from the Brazilian population in order to understand the different relationships between the properties of SC and a number of demographic and self-perceived variables. Methods: One thousand three hundred and thirty-nine individuals from a rural Brazilian population, who were participants of a family-based study, were submitted to a cross-sectional examination of the SC moisture by capacitance using the Corneometer® CM820 and investigated regarding environmental exposures, cosmetic use, and other physiological and epidemiological measurements. Self-perception-scaled questions about skin conditions were also applied. Results: We found significant associations between SC moisture and sex, age, high sun exposure, and sunscreen use frequency (P<0.025). In specific studied sites, self-reported race and obesity were also found to show significant effects. Dry skin self-perception was also found to be highly correlated with the objective measurement of the skin. Other environmental effects on SC moisture are also reported. Keywords: investigative dermatology, stratum corneum moisture, Corneometer, sun exposure, familial data modeling |
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| spelling | doaj.art-3bb60e0c53894b2fbe80142e4da327952022-12-21T22:55:18ZengDove Medical PressClinical, Cosmetic and Investigational Dermatology1178-70152016-04-012016Issue 1798726485A population-based study of the stratum corneum moisturePires TFAzambuja APHorimoto ARNakamura MSAlvim ROKrieger JEPereira ACThiago de Farias Pires,1 Ana Paula Azambuja,2 Andrea Roseli Vançan Russo Horimoto,1 Mary Sanae Nakamura,2 Rafael de Oliveira Alvim,1 José Eduardo Krieger,1 Alexandre Costa Pereira1 1Laboratory of Genetics and Molecular Cardiology, Heart Institute, University of São Paulo Medical School, 2Natura Innovation and Product Technology Ltd., Cajamar, SP, Brazil Background: The stratum corneum (SC) has important functions as a bound-water modulator and a primary barrier of the human skin from the external environment. However, no large epidemiological study has quantified the relative importance of different exposures with regard to these functional properties. In this study, we have studied a large sample of individuals from the Brazilian population in order to understand the different relationships between the properties of SC and a number of demographic and self-perceived variables. Methods: One thousand three hundred and thirty-nine individuals from a rural Brazilian population, who were participants of a family-based study, were submitted to a cross-sectional examination of the SC moisture by capacitance using the Corneometer® CM820 and investigated regarding environmental exposures, cosmetic use, and other physiological and epidemiological measurements. Self-perception-scaled questions about skin conditions were also applied. Results: We found significant associations between SC moisture and sex, age, high sun exposure, and sunscreen use frequency (P<0.025). In specific studied sites, self-reported race and obesity were also found to show significant effects. Dry skin self-perception was also found to be highly correlated with the objective measurement of the skin. Other environmental effects on SC moisture are also reported. Keywords: investigative dermatology, stratum corneum moisture, Corneometer, sun exposure, familial data modelinghttps://www.dovepress.com/a-population-based-study-of-the-stratum-corneum-moisture-peer-reviewed-article-CCIDInvestigative DermatologyStratum Corneum MoistureCorneometerPopulation-based StudyFamilial Data Modeling. |
| spellingShingle | Pires TF Azambuja AP Horimoto AR Nakamura MS Alvim RO Krieger JE Pereira AC A population-based study of the stratum corneum moisture Clinical, Cosmetic and Investigational Dermatology Investigative Dermatology Stratum Corneum Moisture Corneometer Population-based Study Familial Data Modeling. |
| title | A population-based study of the stratum corneum moisture |
| title_full | A population-based study of the stratum corneum moisture |
| title_fullStr | A population-based study of the stratum corneum moisture |
| title_full_unstemmed | A population-based study of the stratum corneum moisture |
| title_short | A population-based study of the stratum corneum moisture |
| title_sort | population based study of the stratum corneum moisture |
| topic | Investigative Dermatology Stratum Corneum Moisture Corneometer Population-based Study Familial Data Modeling. |
| url | https://www.dovepress.com/a-population-based-study-of-the-stratum-corneum-moisture-peer-reviewed-article-CCID |
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