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. 2016 Apr 26;14(2):e33997. doi: 10.5812/ijem.33997

Table 1. Cumulative Palpation-Based LH Identification Ability of Non-Trained and Well-Trained Health Professionals as Referred to LH Type and Size in 60 People With Diabetes and Ultrasound-Ascertained LH.

Variable Lipohypertrophy Identification Ability of Health Professionals
Non-Trained Professionals Well Trained Professionals
No LH LH P Value No LH LH P Value
Correctly diagnosed subjects, No. (%) 39 (65) 21 (35) < 0.001 9 (15) 51 (85) < 0.001
Lipohypertrophy type, %
Flat 69 29 < 0.01 37 63 < 0.01
Protruding 29 71 < 0.01 0 100 < 0.01
LH size, cm, (mean ± SD) 4.1 ± 1 5.8 ± 1.2 < 0.001 4.0 ± 0.9 4.8 ± 1.4 0.034