Table 8 Comparison of SWE values among study groups according to stage of DN
Stage | p value | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Control | Early | Late | |||||
Mean | SD | Mean | SD | Mean | SD | ||
SWE upper 1 | 9.8 | 3.0 | 19.1 | 5.1 | 34.2 | 15.1 | 0.0001 |
SWE upper 2 | 9.6 | 2.9 | 19.4 | 5.7 | 28.2 | 10.9 | 0.0001 |
SWE upper 3 | 10.0 | 5.5 | 19.2 | 4.8 | 28.2 | 8.9 | 0.0001 |
SWE mid 1 | 8.8 | 2.1 | 18.5 | 5.1 | 30.6 | 16.6 | 0.0001 |
SWE mid 2 | 9.3 | 1.9 | 19.4 | 3.9 | 35.7 | 18.7 | 0.0001 |
SWE mid 3 | 9.8 | 2.8 | 19.1 | 5.8 | 38.5 | 21.0 | 0.0001 |
SWE lower 1 | 10.4 | 2.6 | 20.4 | 4.3 | 39.0 | 19.1 | 0.0001 |
SWE lower 2 | 8.9 | 2.6 | 19.3 | 4.3 | 29.1 | 12.9 | 0.0001 |
SWE lower 3 | 9.5 | 2.4 | 21.4 | 4.8 | 35.6 | 16.0 | 0.0001 |
Mean | 9.5 | 1.5 | 19.5 | 1.2 | 33.4 | 5.9 | 0.0001 |