| |
Diabetes group
(n=152) |
Healthy controls group
(n=297) |
p |
| Males |
Skin thickness (mm) |
Triceps |
2.12 ± 0.39 (2.12) |
1.92 ± 0.31 (1.86) |
0.003 |
| Anterior abdomen |
2.35 ± 0.43 (2.31) |
2.36 ± 0.42 (2.32) |
0.769 |
| Anterior thigh |
2.11 ± 0.37 (2.08) |
1.97 ± 0.33 (1.94) |
0.015 |
| Subcutaneous adipose tissue thickness (mm) |
Triceps |
2.81 ± 1.16 (2.48) |
3.03 ± 2.77 (2.45) |
0.469 |
| Anterior abdomen |
9.83 ± 6.67 (7.93) |
11.68 ± 9.19(7.45) |
0.605 |
| Anterior thigh |
3.97 ± 2.76 (3.16) |
3.48 ± 2.35 (2.84) |
0.013 |
| Females |
Skin thickness (mm) |
Triceps |
2.08 ± 0.44 (2.05) |
1.85 ± 0.35 (1.86) |
0.001 |
| Anterior abdomen |
2.31 ± 0.42 (2.30) |
2.27 ± 0.43 (2.30) |
0.610 |
| Anterior thigh |
2.12 ± 0.43 (2.08) |
1.86 ± 0.44 (1.86) |
0.001 |
| Subcutaneous adipose tissue thickness (mm) |
Triceps |
9.14 ± 7.36 (6.80) |
7.44 ± 5.87 (4.53) |
0.081 |
| Anterior abdomen |
20.19 ± 9.73(20.8) |
16.71 ± 9.46(15.7) |
0.004 |
| Anterior thigh |
10.33 ± 7.39(7.81) |
9.64 ± 6.44 (7.65) |
0.592 |
|
