Table 3 Ultrasound density of crow's foot area and grading values of digital photographic images of face in post-menopausal women before and after supplementation with dietary supplement or placebo for 2, 3 and 6 months
From: Effect of a novel dietary supplement on skin aging in post-menopausal women
Active group (n=38) | Placebo group (n=42) | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Baseline | Month 2 | Month 3 | Month 6 | Baseline | Month 2 | Month 3 | Month 6 | ANOVA P-value a | |
Face | |||||||||
Forehead wrinkles | 4.2±0.2b | 4.1±0.3 | 3.9±0.2c | 3.9±0.2 | 4.2±0.2 | 4.2±0.2 | 4.1±0.2 | 4.2±0.2 | <0.01d |
Periocular wrinkles | 5.0±0.2 | 4.8±0.2 | 4.5±0.2 | 4.4±0.2 | 5.0±0.2 | 4.9±0.2 | 4.8±0.2 | 4.8±0.2 | <0.01d |
Perioral fine wrinkles | 5.0±0.3 | 4.9±0.3 | 4.8±0.3 | 4.9±0.3 | 4.9±0.2 | 4.9±0.2 | 4.7±0.2 | 4.8±0.2 | NS |
Mottled hyper pigmentation | 4.5±0.2 | 4.3±0.2 | 4.1±0.2c | 3.9±0.2 | 4.7±0.2 | 4.6±0.2 | 4.4±0.2 | 4.5±0.2 | <0.01d |
Teleangiectasia | 1.0±0.3 | 0.9±0.2 | 0.9±0.2 | 0.7±0.2 | 1.6±0.3 | 1.4±0.3 | 1.5±0.3 | 1.5±0.3 | NS |
Under eye dark circles | 2.4±0.3 | 2.3±0.3 | 2.2±0.3c | 2.2±0.3 | 2.8±0.3 | 2.7±0.3 | 2.8±0.3 | 2.7±0.3 | NS |
Overall appearance | 5.5±0.1 | 5.2±0.1 | 4.9±0.1c | 4.9±0.2 | 5.7±0.2 | 5.5±0.1 | 5.4±0.2 | 5.4±0.2 | <0.01d |
Crow's foot area | |||||||||
Ultra sound density | 41.7±1.1 | 44.5±1.0 | 45.8±1.0 | 49.9±1.0 | 40.7±0.8 | 44.2±0.8 | 46.7±0.9 | 44.1±0.8 | <0.01d |
