Table 1 Participant characteristics.
From: Impact of skin tone and cupping on erythema and thermal imaging measurements
Characteristic | N = 351 |
|---|---|
Age (Years) | 39.71 ± 16.45 |
Sex | |
Female | 24 (69%) |
Male | 11 (31%) |
BMI (kg/m2) | 29.41 ± 6.83 |
BMI Category | |
Normal | 13 (37%) |
Overweight | 8 (23%) |
Obese | 14 (40%) |
Race | |
American Indian or Alaskan Native | 2 (5.7%) |
Asian | 5 (14%) |
Black or African American | 26 (74%) |
White | 6 (17%) |
More than one race | 3 (8.6%) |
Ethnicity | |
Hispanic or Latino | 2 (5.7%) |
Not Hispanic or Latino | 33 (94%) |
Smoking Status | |
Former smoker | 6 (17%) |
Has never smoked | 29 (83%) |
Modified Eumelanin Skin Tone Category | |
Intermediate Low | 4 (11%) |
Intermediate | 6 (17%) |
Intermediate Mid | 22 (63%) |
Intermediate High | 3 (8.6%) |
Melanin Index | 55.94 ± 13.54 |
Monk Skin Tone Group | |
2 | 3 (8.6%) |
4 | 1 (2.9%) |
5 | 1 (2.9%) |
6 | 7 (20%) |
7 | 22 (63%) |
8 | 1 (2.9%) |
