Type 1 diabetes
(n=16)
Type 2 diabetes
(n=136)
    p
Males Skin thickness (mm) Triceps 1.95 ± 0.27 (1.93) 2.15 ± 0.40 (2.16) 0.164
Anterior abdomen 2.45 ± 0.45 (2.38) 2.33 ± 0.43 (2.24) 0.548
Anterior thigh 1.94 ± 0.38 (2.02) 2.14 ± 0.36 (2.10) 0.328
Subcutaneous adipose tissue thickness (mm) Triceps 2.92 ± 0.63 (2.98) 2.79 ± 1.24 (2.45) 0.373
Anterior abdomen 11.18 ± 8.11(8.46) 9.60 ± 6.48 (6.61) 0.627
Anterior thigh 4.86 ± 3.26 (3.72) 3.82 ± 2.08 (3.12) 0.343
Females Skin thickness (mm) Triceps 2.02 ± 0.38 (2.10) 2.09 ± 0.45 (2.03) 0.764
Anterior abdomen 2.22 ± 0.32 (2.15) 2.33 ± 0.43 (2.31) 0.484
Anterior thigh 1.95 ± 0.48 (1.71) 2.15 ± 0.42 (2.08) 0.176
Subcutaneous adipose tissue thickness (mm) Triceps 6.12 ± 4.51 (4.16) 9.47 ± 7.50 (7.09) 0.174
Anterior abdomen 10.44 ± 8.04(6.09) 21.14 ± 9.34(21.6) 0.002
Anterior thigh 7.86 ± 5.47 (4.68) 10.64 ± 7.51 (8.6) 0.248
Table 9: Skin thicknesses and subcutaneous adipose tissue thicknesses in patients with type 1 and type 2 diabetes by gender.