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While many reports address skin color differences between ethnic groups, few have compared skin color within as ethnic group.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Aims<\/jats:title><jats:p>To compare skin color characteristics according to differences in latitude including <jats:styled-content style=\"fixed-case\">UV<\/jats:styled-content> exposure between two <jats:styled-content style=\"fixed-case\">A<\/jats:styled-content>sian populations (<jats:styled-content style=\"fixed-case\">K<\/jats:styled-content>orean and <jats:styled-content style=\"fixed-case\">C<\/jats:styled-content>antonese [<jats:styled-content style=\"fixed-case\">C<\/jats:styled-content>hinese]).<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Method<\/jats:title><jats:p>We included 461 healthy female subjects: 317 <jats:styled-content style=\"fixed-case\">K<\/jats:styled-content>orean (age 42.3\u00a0\u00b1\u00a07.16) and 144 <jats:styled-content style=\"fixed-case\">C<\/jats:styled-content>antonese (age 41.5\u00a0\u00b1\u00a011.2). Skin phototypes were classified according to the <jats:styled-content style=\"fixed-case\">F<\/jats:styled-content>itzpatrick classification, and back skin color measured using the <jats:styled-content style=\"fixed-case\">M<\/jats:styled-content>inolta colorimeter. We evaluated the lightness (<jats:italic><jats:styled-content style=\"fixed-case\">L<\/jats:styled-content>*<\/jats:italic>), yellowish (<jats:italic>b*<\/jats:italic>) value, individual typology angle (<jats:styled-content style=\"fixed-case\">ITA<\/jats:styled-content>\u00b0), and minimal erythema dose (<jats:styled-content style=\"fixed-case\">MED<\/jats:styled-content>).<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Results<\/jats:title><jats:p>Fitzpatrick phototype ratios were similar in <jats:styled-content style=\"fixed-case\">K<\/jats:styled-content>orean (<jats:styled-content style=\"fixed-case\">II<\/jats:styled-content>: 19.9%, <jats:styled-content style=\"fixed-case\">III<\/jats:styled-content>: 78.9%) and <jats:styled-content style=\"fixed-case\">C<\/jats:styled-content>antonese (<jats:styled-content style=\"fixed-case\">II<\/jats:styled-content>: 27.1%, <jats:styled-content style=\"fixed-case\">III<\/jats:styled-content>: 72.9%). However, the <jats:italic><jats:styled-content style=\"fixed-case\">L<\/jats:styled-content>* (<\/jats:italic>68.47\u00a0\u00b1\u00a02.66 <jats:italic>vs<\/jats:italic>. 66.44\u00a0\u00b1\u00a02.47), <jats:styled-content style=\"fixed-case\">ITA<\/jats:styled-content>\u00b0 (41.80\u00a0\u00b1\u00a05.51 <jats:italic>vs<\/jats:italic>. 40.20\u00a0\u00b1\u00a05.79), and <jats:italic>b*<\/jats:italic> (20.56\u00a0\u00b1\u00a01.71 <jats:italic>vs<\/jats:italic>. 19.28\u00a0\u00b1\u00a01.97) were significantly higher in <jats:styled-content style=\"fixed-case\">K<\/jats:styled-content>orean than in <jats:styled-content style=\"fixed-case\">C<\/jats:styled-content>antonese. Korean had a significant lower <jats:styled-content style=\"fixed-case\">MED<\/jats:styled-content> than <jats:styled-content style=\"fixed-case\">C<\/jats:styled-content>antonese (22.33\u00a0\u00b1\u00a02.89 <jats:italic>vs<\/jats:italic>. 23.38\u00a0\u00b1\u00a06.04).<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Conclusions<\/jats:title><jats:p>Subjective phototype self\u2010assessment showed similar results in <jats:styled-content style=\"fixed-case\">K<\/jats:styled-content>orean and <jats:styled-content style=\"fixed-case\">C<\/jats:styled-content>antonese. However, objective skin color parameters differed between the two populations. Koreans, who live at a higher latitude and get relatively little sun exposure, have lighter skin color than the <jats:styled-content style=\"fixed-case\">C<\/jats:styled-content>antonese and burn easily upon <jats:styled-content style=\"fixed-case\">UV<\/jats:styled-content> exposure.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.1111\/jocd.12130","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2015,1,9]],"date-time":"2015-01-09T04:31:55Z","timestamp":1420777915000},"page":"22-26","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":13,"title":["Comparison of skin color between two <scp>A<\/scp>sian populations: according to latitude and <scp>UV<\/scp> exposure"],"prefix":"10.1111","volume":"14","author":[{"given":"Changhui","family":"Cho","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Institut d'Expertise Clinique Korea Suwon Korea"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Peiyi","family":"Ruan","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Institut d'Expertise Clinique China Guangzhou China"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Eunyoung","family":"Lee","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Institut d'Expertise Clinique Korea Suwon Korea"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Jaehyoun","family":"Ha","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Institut d'Expertise Clinique Korea Suwon Korea"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]}],"member":"311","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2015,1,8]]},"reference":[{"key":"e_1_2_5_2_1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1034\/j.1600-0749.2002.1o072.x"},{"key":"e_1_2_5_3_1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1371\/journal.pbio.0000027"},{"key":"e_1_2_5_4_1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1080\/03014467600001101"},{"key":"e_1_2_5_5_1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1001\/archderm.1988.01670060015008"},{"key":"e_1_2_5_6_1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1111\/j.1600-0846.2010.00434.x"},{"key":"e_1_2_5_7_1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1111\/j.1600-0846.2010.00450.x"},{"key":"e_1_2_5_8_1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1111\/j.1600-0781.2006.00225.x"},{"key":"e_1_2_5_9_1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1111\/j.1365-4632.2007.03192.x"},{"key":"e_1_2_5_10_1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.2147\/CCID.S41578"},{"key":"e_1_2_5_11_1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1111\/j.0909-725X.2006.00167.x"},{"key":"e_1_2_5_12_1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1111\/j.1467-2494.1991.tb00561.x"},{"key":"e_1_2_5_13_1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1111\/j.1468-2494.2010.00560.x"},{"key":"e_1_2_5_14_1","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"218","DOI":"10.1684\/ejd.2010.1232","article-title":"Clinical evaluation of the depigmenting effect of Glechoma Hederacea extract by topical treatment for 8\u00a0weeks on UV\u2010induced pigmentation in Asian skin","volume":"21","author":"Ha JH","year":"2011","journal-title":"Eur J Dermatol"},{"key":"e_1_2_5_15_1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1111\/j.1468-2494.2011.00680.x"}],"container-title":["Journal of Cosmetic Dermatology"],"original-title":[],"language":"en","link":[{"URL":"https:\/\/api.wiley.com\/onlinelibrary\/tdm\/v1\/articles\/10.1111%2Fjocd.12130","content-type":"unspecified","content-version":"vor","intended-application":"text-mining"},{"URL":"https:\/\/api.wiley.com\/onlinelibrary\/tdm\/v1\/articles\/10.1111%2Fjocd.12130","content-type":"application\/pdf","content-version":"vor","intended-application":"text-mining"},{"URL":"https:\/\/onlinelibrary.wiley.com\/doi\/pdf\/10.1111\/jocd.12130","content-type":"unspecified","content-version":"vor","intended-application":"similarity-checking"}],"deposited":{"date-parts":[[2023,10,2]],"date-time":"2023-10-02T10:32:19Z","timestamp":1696242739000},"score":1,"resource":{"primary":{"URL":"https:\/\/onlinelibrary.wiley.com\/doi\/10.1111\/jocd.12130"}},"subtitle":[],"short-title":[],"issued":{"date-parts":[[2015,1,8]]},"references-count":14,"journal-issue":{"issue":"1","published-print":{"date-parts":[[2015,3]]}},"alternative-id":["10.1111\/jocd.12130"],"URL":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1111\/jocd.12130","archive":["Portico"],"relation":{},"ISSN":["1473-2130","1473-2165"],"issn-type":[{"value":"1473-2130","type":"print"},{"value":"1473-2165","type":"electronic"}],"subject":[],"published":{"date-parts":[[2015,1,8]]}}}