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. 2014 Jul 23;1(4):145–150. doi: 10.1016/j.jcte.2014.07.006

Table 3B.

Parameters at study entry

N %
Females/Males 166/176 48.1/51.9
Visible lipohypertrophy 124 35.7
Visible lipoatrophy 18 5.2
Palpable lipohypertrophy 159 45.8
Total lipohypertrophya 169 48.7
5 mm needle used 111 33.3
6 mm needle used 139 41.7
8 mm needle used 79 23.7
12.7 mm needle used 4 1.2
Abdomen used primarily for injections 163 47.0
Thigh used primarily for injections 83 23.9
Buttocks used primarily for injections 14 4.0
Arm used primarily for injections 79 21.8
a

Those with both visible and palpable lipohypertrophy are only counted once.