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Reference ranges of normal skin elasticity were calculated by using lower and upper limits at the 2.5th and 97.5th percentiles. To investigate the effects of potential factors (site, sex, age, body mass index, and skin thickness) on skin elasticity measurements, a 1\u2010way analysis of variance, the Student <jats:italic>t<\/jats:italic> test, and the Pearson correlation test were performed.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Results<\/jats:title><jats:p>Skin elasticity was significantly different at different sites (<jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic>\u2009&lt;\u2009.05). Mean elastic modulus values were 30.3 kPa for the finger, 14.8 kPa for the forearm, 17.8 kPa for the chest wall, and 9.5 kPa for the abdominal wall, and reference ranges of normal skin elasticity were 12.1 to 48.4kPa for the finger, 3.5 to 26.0 kPa for the forearm, 6.6 to 28.9 kPa for the chest wall, and 3.5 to 15.5 kPa for the abdominal wall. Our study revealed that men had higher skin elasticity measurements than women (<jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic>\u2009&lt;\u2009.05), and they were more elevated in participants aged 20 to 50 years than in the other groups at the finger (<jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic>\u2009&lt;\u2009.05). 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