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Table 2 Sonographic findings in diabetics and control subjects

From: Sonographic evaluation of the shoulder in asymptomatic elderly subjects with diabetes

 

DOMINANT SIDE

NON DOMINANT SIDE

BOTH SHOULDERS

 

Controls

Diabetics

p

Controls

Diabetics

p

Controls

Diabetics

p

SST

         

Thickness (mm)

5.2 ± 0.7

6.2 ± 0.9

0.001

4.7 ± 0.6

5.6 ± 0.6

0.08

   

Minor lesions

1 (3.1%)

10 (20.8%)

0.02

1 (3.1%)

5 (10.4%)

0.22

2 (3.1%)

15 (15.8%)

0.03

Major lesions

3 (9.3%)

10 (20.8%)

0.17

2 (6.2%)

5 (10.4%)

0.5

5 (7.8%)

15 (15.8%)

0.14

BT

         

Thickness (mm)

3.2 ± 0.4

4 ± 0.8

0.001

3 ± 0.4

3.4 ± 0.5

0.001

   

Minor lesions

1 (3.1%)

2 (4.1%)

0.06

1 (3.1%)

1 (2%)

0.09

2 (3.1%)

3 (3.1%)

0.00

Major lesions

1 (3.1%)

3 (6.2%)

0.39

1 (3.1%)

2 (4.1%)

0.06

2 (3.1%)

5 (5.1%)

0.37

Degeneration

         

Rotator cuff

7 (21.8%)

22 (45.8%)

0.02

6 (18.7%)

19 (39.5%)

0.04

13 (20.3%)

41 (42.7%)

0.003

BT

3 (9.3%)

17 (35.4%)

0.008

2 (6.2%)

9 (28.1%)

0.11

5 (7.8%)

26 (27.8%)

0.002

Effusion

         

SAD

4 (12.5%)

16 (33.3%)

0.03

3 (9.3%)

7 (14.5%)

0.4

7 (10.9%)

23 (23.9%)

0.03

BT

5 (15.6%)

21 (43.7%)

0.008

2 (6.2%)

11 (22.9%)

0.04

7 (10.9%)

32 (33.3%)

0.001