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Table 1 Clinical criteria for patient selection

From: The sonographic quantitative assessment of the deltoid muscle to detect type 2 diabetes mellitus: a potential noninvasive and sensitive screening method?

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Inclusion Criteria (All Within 3 Months of a Shoulder US)

Obese withT2DM (n = 31)

-Documented diagnosis of T2DM

-HbA1c level > 6.5% (48 mmol/mol)

-Prescribed at least 1 T2DM medication

-BMI ≥ 30 kg/m2

Non-obese with T2DM (n = 31)

-Documented diagnosis of T2DM

-HbA1c level > 6.5% (48 mmol/mol)

-Prescribed at least 1 T2DM medication

-BMI < 30 kg/m2

Obese without T2DM (n = 31)

-Never diagnosed with T2DM or prediabetes/IGT

-HbA1c level < 5.7% (39 mmol/mol) or none available

-Never prescribed T2DM medication

-BMI ≥ 30 kg/m2

Non-obese without T2DM (n = 31)

-Never diagnosed with T2DM or prediabetes/IGT

-HbA1c level < 5.7% (39 mmol/mol) or none available

-Never prescribed T2DM medication

-BMI < 30 kg/m2

  1. BMI body mass index, HbA1c hemoglobin A1c, IGT impaired glucose tolerance, T2DM type 2 diabetes mellitus, US ultrasound