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Preliminary data on dermis and subcutis thickness in adults with type 1 and 2 diabetes mellitus
Author(s) -
Derraik José GB,
Gusso Silmara,
Peart Jane M,
Rademaker Marius,
Cutfield Wayne S,
Hofman Paul L
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
australasian journal of dermatology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.67
H-Index - 53
eISSN - 1440-0960
pISSN - 0004-8380
DOI - 10.1111/ajd.12177
Subject(s) - dermis , medicine , diabetes mellitus , type 2 diabetes mellitus , abdomen , overweight , confounding , ultrasound , type 2 diabetes , surgery , obesity , pathology , endocrinology , radiology
We compared the thickness of both dermis and subcutis (measured using ultrasound) in overweight and obese adults with type 1 ( n = 10) or type 2 ( n = 8) diabetes mellitus. When adjusted for confounding factors, patients with type 1 diabetes had thicker subcutis than those with type 2 diabetes, with this difference being particularly marked in the abdomen. There were no observed differences in dermal thickness between the groups.