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Table 8 Sweat output responses detected by Q-Sweat device of the five different age groups

From: Sweat output measurement of the post-ganglion sudomotor response by Q-Sweat Test: a normative database of Chinese individuals

Age Range

21-30

31-40

41-50

51-60

≥ 61

Sig.

Number

30

36

31

32

21

K-W

Gender

      

(men: women)

15:15

20:16

16:15

15:17

10:11

0.961

Height (m)

1.69 (1.49, 1.83)

1.66 (1.52, 1.83)

1.65 (1.53, 1.84)

1.61 (1.45, 1.80)

1.57 (1.48, 1.72)

0.003*

Weight (Kg)

63.0 (46.0, 85.0)

61.0 (46.0, 95.0)

60.0 (45.0, 89.0)

62.0 (47.0, 87.8)

61.2 (47.0, 89.0)

0.919

Body Mass Index

21.8 (17.9, 26.8)

21.9 (18.1, 34.9)

22.0 (17.1, 31.5)

23.3 (19.3, 35.6)

23.1 (18.6, 31.5)

0.041*

Room Wet (%)

56.0 (51.0, 61.0)

56.0 (50.0, 60.0)

56.0 (53.0, 61.0)

56.0 (49.0, 60.0)

56.0 (54.0, 60.0)

0.824

RT (°C)

23.0 (21.0, 25.0)

22.0 (19.0, 27.0)

22.0 (20.0, 26.0)

22.0 (21.0, 26.0)

22.0 (21.0, 24.0)

0.560

Skin temperature (°C)

Forearm

35.8 (34.1, 37.0)

35.9 (34.1, 37.3)

35.8 (34.3, 37.3)

35.8 (34.0, 37.0)

36.4 (34.5, 37.7)

0.620

Proximal leg

36.0 (34.9, 36.7)

35.9 (34.6, 37.6)

36.1 (34.2, 37.7)

36.0 (34.5, 36.9)

36.0 (35.6, 38.0)

0.964

Distal leg

35.4 (34.0, 36.6)

35.4 (34.1, 36.9)

35.6 (34.1, 36.8)

35.7 (34.3, 37.2)

35.6 (34.0, 37.0)

0.635

Foot

36.0 (34.3, 36.8)

35.4 (34.0, 37.2)

35.7 (34.0, 37.2)

35.7 (34.1, 36.9)

36.0 (34.0, 37.3)

0.241

Onset latency (minute)

Forearm

2.2 (0.8, 3.9)

2.3 (1.7, 3.8)

2.1 (0.8, 3.5)

2.1 (0.6, 3.1)

2.1 (1.3, 3.1)

0.164

Proximal leg

1.9 (0.7, 3.4)

1.9 (1.0, 4.0)

1.9 (0.7, 3.2)

1.8 (1.0, 2.6)

2.0 (1.0, 2.8)

0.945

Distal leg

2.2 (1.0, 3.2)

2.0 (0.7, 3.8)

1.7 (0.8, 3.0)

1.6 (0.6, 3.5)

1.9 (0.6, 2.8)

0.088

Foot

2.2 (1.0, 3.8)

2.3 (0.8, 3.6)

2.1 (1.0, 3.3)

2.4 (0.9, 4.4)

2.5 (1.3, 3.6)

0.099

Total Volume (μl)

Forearm

0.594 (0.029, 3.983)

0.590 (0.020, 2.810)

0.873 (0.044, 3.018)

0.872 (0.128, 3.919)

0.887 (0.191, 2.416)

0.366

Proximal leg

1.068 (0.071, 2.755)

0.781 (0.029, 2.607)

0.657 (0.090, 2.821)

0.981 (0.108, 4.493)

0.662 (0.215, 1.697)

0.545

Distal leg

0.814 (0.295, 2.366)

0.635 (0.015, 2.902)

0.648 (0.107, 2.711)

0.763 (0.047, 4.914)

0.398 (0.084, 1.895)

0.322

Foot

0.376 (0.114, 1.095)

0.302 (0.014, 1.456)

0.296 (0.032, 1.718)

0.284 (0.036, 1.281)

0.212 (0.045, 0.609)

0.152

  1. Data presented as median (maximum, minimum).
  2. Abbreviations: K-W, Kruskal-Wallis Test; RT, Room Temperature; Sig, significance tested by the Kruskal-Wallis Test.
  3. *Significant correlation at the 0.05 level (2-tailed.
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