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Table 2 The skin viscoelastic modulus correlates with facial wrinkling, age, sex, body mass index, and pack years in current or former smokers

From: Loss of skin elasticity is associated with pulmonary emphysema, biomarkers of inflammation, and matrix metalloproteinase activity in smokers

 

Facial Wrinkling Score (FWS)

Viscoelastic Modulus (VE)

 

β

P-value

β

P-value

VE

− 0.29

<0.0001

–

–

Age

0.25

0.0001

−0.49

<0.0001

Male sex

0.05

0.41

−0.16

0.0167

BMI

−0.15

0.025

0.46

<0.0001

Current smoker

−0,01

0.85

0.03

0.63

Pack Year Smoking

−0.05

0.48

− 0.20

0.0018

Sun Exposure

−0.02

0.74

−0.09

0.19

  1. Notes. Bivariate regression analysis was performed to test the correlation between facial wrinkling and skin elasticity and exposure variables in the study cohort. BMI, body mass index
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Respiratory Research

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