ArticleExperimental physiology2026
Sex and age differences in mechanical, thermal and wetness perception across skin sites at risk of pressure ulcers: A quantitative sensory testing study.
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- Comparative Performance of Body Mass Index and Simple Anthropometric Indices for Identifying Body Fat Percentage-Defined Obesity.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- Sex and age differences in mechanical, thermal and wetness perception across skin sites at risk of pressure ulcers: A quantitative sensory testing study.Experimental physiology · 2026Article
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Pressure ulcers can be common in the elderly, and loss of sensation can play a fundamental role in the development of these injuries. The aim of this study was to assess the effects of age and sex on non-noxious thermal and wetness perception (via magnitude estimation), alongside pressure- and thermal-pain thresholds, at the heel, sternum and sacrum, which are skin sites typically at risk for pressure ulcers. A cross-sectional study was performed on 34 younger adults [15 females, 22.1 (1.7) years old] and 17 older adults [eight females, 55.5 (5.3) years old]. We found that: (1) pressure pain thresholds (F
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