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 | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
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 | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
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 | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
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 | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
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 |