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Table 3 Comparison of bilateral ATs in the case and control group

From: Sound touch elastography of Achilles tendons in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus versus healthy adults

Variable

Control Group (n = 98)

 

Case Group (n = 82)

Left

Right

P value

 

Left

Right

P value

AT number

98

98

/

 

82

82

/

AT Thickness (mm)

5.19 ± 0.53

5.21 ± 0.53

0.758

 

5.31 ± 0.56

5.30 ± 0.55

0.900

E of AT (kPa)

       

Distal segment

370.37 ± 57.53

376.41 ± 49.59

0.431

 

320.53 ± 38.92

330.32 ± 39.04

0.110

Middle segment

452.26 ± 51.00

452.95 ± 42.20

0.918

 

423.06 ± 54.10

413.88 ± 49.20

0.257

Proximal segment

482.88 ± 49.15

494.11 ± 57.62

0.144

 

456.38 ± 58.00

452.44 ± 53.32

0.652

  1. AT number is presented as numbers. Other data are expressed as mean ± SD. AT, Achilles tendon; E, Young’s modulus