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Table 6 Sample statistics of the hair counts from 4 Fitzpatrick skin types of the complete data ( n= 48)

From: “Cold” X5 Hairlaser™ used to treat male androgenic alopecia and hair growth: an uncontrolled pilot study

Sample statistics

Baseline

Week 4

Week 8

Week 14

Week 20

Week 26

(a) Fitzpatrick skin type I (n = 6)

Minimum

22.0

37.0

31.0

21.0

26.0

11.0

25% Percentile

37.8

51.3

46.0

33.8

29.8

24.5

Median

119.0

119.0

131.0

124.5

133.5

139.5

75% Percentile

197.0

213.8

199.8

217.0

203.8

242.3

Maximum

227.0

279.0

256.0

250.0

269.0

264.0

Mean

119.50

133.70

130.20

127.30

129.20

136.30

Standard deviation

83.47

94.21

87.43

94.15

96.38

107.30

Standard error

34.08

38.46

35.69

38.44

39.35

43.82

95% Confidence interval

(31.9, 207.1)

(34.8, 232.5)

(38.4, 221.9)

(28.5, 226.1)

(28.0, 230.3)

(23.7, 249.0)

(b) Fitzpatrick skin type II (n = 13)

Minimum

26.0

89.0

33.0

63.0

74.0

64.0

25% Percentile

104.5

116.5

101.5

120.0

121.0

109.0

Median

150.0

180.0

156.0

185.0

157.0

163.0

75% Percentile

192.0

196.0

185.5

223.0

200.5

213.5

Maximum

297.0

302.0

329.0

335.0

308.0

313.0

Mean

150.30

166.50

155.20

179.60

166.70

164.90

Standard deviation

72.79

56.90

71.08

70.25

62.89

69.72

Standard error

20.19

15.78

19.71

19.49

17.44

19.34

95% Confidence interval

(106.3, 194.3)

(132.2, 200.9)

(112.2, 198.1)

(137.2, 222.1)

(128.7, 204.7)

(122.8, 207.1)

(c) Fitzpatrick skin type III (n = 15)

Minimum

48.0

51.0

42.0

77.0

52.0

75.0

25% Percentile

138.0

144.0

137.0

149.0

143.0

133.0

Median

166.0

167.0

166.0

177.0

168.0

163.0

75% Percentile

214.0

211.0

217.0

226.0

224.0

226.0

Maximum

280.0

274.0

309.0

314.0

304.0

320.0

Mean

167.70

172.00

172.20

182.10

173.40

177.80

Standard deviation

62.89

59.82

67.89

64.64

67.00

71.35

Standard error

16.24

15.45

17.53

16.69

17.30

18.42

95% Confidence interval

(132.8, 202.5)

(138.9, 205.1)

(134.6, 209.8)

(146.3, 217.9)

(136.3, 210.5)

(138.3, 217.3)

(d) Fitzpatrick skin type IV (n = 14)

Minimum

128.0

142.0

130.0

156.0

140.0

153.0

25% Percentile

163.0

160.0

155.5

179.5

171.5

179.3

Median

185.5

197.0

211.5

200.0

196.0

211.0

75% Percentile

225.8

244.8

269.0

265.5

256.0

244.8

Maximum

269.0

268.0

286.0

292.0

311.0

321.0

Mean

191.20

202.60

211.40

218.40

208.20

216.10

Standard deviation

42.61

43.48

55.40

49.19

51.44

48.74

Standard error

11.39

11.62

14.81

13.15

13.75

13.03

95% Confidence interval

(166.6, 215.8)

(177.5, 227.7)

(179.4, 243.4)

(190.0, 246.8)

(178.5, 237.9)

(187.9, 244.2)