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Sweat production in children's feet
Author(s) -
BROMBERG JACORTINE E.C.,
CREUTZNERG CARIEN L.,
ATHERTON DAVID J.
Publication year - 1985
Publication title -
clinical and experimental dermatology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.587
H-Index - 78
eISSN - 1365-2230
pISSN - 0307-6938
DOI - 10.1111/j.1365-2230.1985.tb00562.x
Subject(s) - sweat , foot (prosody) , socks , body surface area , medicine , production rate , sweat gland , surgery , materials science , industrial engineering , philosophy , linguistics , engineering , composite material
Summary The rate of sweating from the feet of children aged 4–14 yr was measured by collecting the sweat produced at rest into weighed socks. Although individual variation was great, sweat production per unit surface area remained fairly constant throughout childhood. Sweat production per foot, however, showed an increase with age and foot size, leveling off in early adolescence. These results that the rate of sweat production from each eccrine gland increases as the foot grows. The rate of sweating from the feet of childen aged 4‐14yr was measures by collecting the sweat producer at rest into weighted socks. Although individual variation was great, sweat production per unit surface area remained fairly constant throughout childhood. Sweat production per foot, however, showed an increase with age and foot size, levelling off in early adolescence. These results suggest that the rate of sweat production from each eccrine gland increases as the foot grows.