Table 2. Measured skin parameters and...

Table 2.

Measured skin parameters and changes for the subjects

Measured items		Unit	Measured value
			Before ingestion	Two weeks		Four weeks
			Mean ± SD	Mean ± SD	p	Mean ± SD	p
Moisture value		A.U.	43.5 ± 11.1	54.7 ± 9.6	0.09	62.2 ± 9.4	0.003
Viscoelasticity	$R_{2}$	%	60.0 ± 3.6	66.7 ± 5.0	0.05	71.1 ± 3.9	0.002
	$R_{5}$		51.5 ± 6.3	57.2 ± 5.9	0.16	59.2 ± 5.5	0.04
	$R_{7}$		35.3 ± 5.5	41.6 ± 5.8	0.09	43.9 ± 5.7	0.002

Measured items		Unit	Measured value
			Before ingestion	Two weeks		Four weeks
			Mean ± SD	Mean ± SD	p	Mean ± SD	p
Moisture value		A.U.	43.5 ± 11.1	54.7 ± 9.6	0.09	62.2 ± 9.4	0.003
Viscoelasticity	$R_{2}$	%	60.0 ± 3.6	66.7 ± 5.0	0.05	71.1 ± 3.9	0.002
	$R_{5}$		51.5 ± 6.3	57.2 ± 5.9	0.16	59.2 ± 5.5	0.04
	$R_{7}$		35.3 ± 5.5	41.6 ± 5.8	0.09	43.9 ± 5.7	0.002

Note(s):

Statistical analysis were performed using a One-way ANOVA test. Statistical significance was defined as p < 0.05. Each value is presented as mean ± standard deviation (SD) of triplicate experiments

Source(s): Authors’ own creation

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