Table 2.

Mean values of subcutaneous thickness measured by calipers and ultrasonography US.

	Males (n = 15)		Females (n = 15)
Sites	Calipers	US	Calipers	US
1/3 bb’	4.7 ± 0.9b	4.3 ± 0.7	6.2 ± 1.1b	5.1 ± 0.8
	(3.4 − 6.4)	(3.4 − 5.5)	(4.7 − 8.9)	(3.5 − 6.3)
1/2 bb’	5.4 ± 1.4a	4.8 ± 0.6	7.4 ± 1.4b	6.4 ± 0.8
	(3.8 − 8.4)	(3.9 − 6.1)	(5.4 − 10.8)	(4.8 − 7.4)
2/3 bb’	6.0 ± 1.8b	5.3 ± 1.0	9.3 ± 1.7b	7.3 ± 1.0
	(3.8 − 10.0)	(3.7 − 7.9)	(6.5 − 12.5)	(5.2 − 8.8)
b’	7.1 ± 2.4b	6.1 ± 1.6	11.7 ± 2.4b	9.8 ± 2.0
	(3.8 − 11.0)	(3.6 − 9.2)	(7.1 − 15.0)	(6.2 − 13.5)

Calipers v.s. US, a: p < 0.05, b: p < 0.01, the paired t-test