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KMID : 1024720120020010089
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Geriatric Rehabilitation
2012 Volume.2 No. 1 p.89 ~ p.93
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Skin Temperature of Hand and Foot in the Rural Inhabitants in Korea
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Kim Hyung-Kuk
Jang Sung-Ho
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Abstract
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Objective: To determine the abnormal skin temperature differences of both limbs in community dwellers.
Methods: Digital Infrared Thermographic Imaging (DITI) were done in 1,572 normal adults, 682 males and 890 females from YangPyeong, GyeongGiDo. The mean age was 60.5±12.3. The skin temperature of palms of bilateral hand, center of bilateral dorsum of hand, volar side and dorsal side of bilateral third finger, the center of bilateral dorsal foot and sole, volar and dorsal side of bilateral great toe were estimated by using Thermacam 2000®. The difference of bilateral skin temperature was analyzed by pared t-test.
Results: The skin temperature of their volar and dorsal side of the third finger of women was significantly lower than men (p < 0.05). The median temperature difference between the right and left palms was 0.51℃, the center of the hand dorsum was 0.49℃, volar side of the third finger was ℃, the dorsal side 1.07℃, center of sole was 0.69±0.65℃, and volar side of great toe was 0.82±0.91℃ respectively.
Conclusion: The generally known abnormal temperature difference standard between right and left sides is 0.6℃ to 1.0℃. But in the case of hands and feet, the standard should be set at a higher difference 1.0℃ in hands and 1.5℃ in feet, when applied to 10 percentile
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KEYWORD
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Skin temperature, Temperature difference, Thermographic imaging, DITI
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