. 2019 Oct 5;36(11):2986–2996. doi: 10.1007/s12325-019-01101-6

Table 1.

Skin (epidermis + dermis) and subcutaneous tissue thickness (ST and SCT, respectively) obtained in different anatomical zones of the human body by the indicated studies

	Arm		Abdomen		Thigh		References
	ST	SCT	ST	SCT	ST	SCT	References
Adults
Both sexes	2.23 ± 0.44	10.77 ± 5.62	2.15 ± 0.42	13.92 ± 7.26	1.87 ± 0.39	10.35 ± 5.65	[21]^a
Male	2.12 ± 0.39	2.81 ± 1.16	2.35 ± 0.43	9.83 ± 6.67	2.11 ± 0.37	3.97 ± 2.76	[1]^a
	1.92 ± 0.31	3.03 ± 2.27	2.36 ± 0.42	11.68 ± 9.19	1.97 ± 0.33	3.48 ± 2.35	[1]^b
	–	–	2.10 (1.99–2.21)	17.88 (15.93–19.83)	1.89 (1.78–2.01)	9.84 (8.21–11.48)	[13]^a,c
	2.14 ± 0.31	4.06 ± 1.79	2.37 ± 0.36	7.75 ± 5.03	–	–	[43]^a
Female	2.08 ± 0.44	9.14 ± 7.36	2.31 ± 0.42	20.19 ± 9.73	2.12 ± 0.43	10.33 ± 7.39	[1]^a
	1.85 ± 0.35	7.44 ± 5.87	2.27 ± 0.43	16.71 ± 9.46	1.86 ± 0.44	9.64 ± 6.44	[1]^b
	–	–	1.99 (1.89–2.09)	21.26 (19.54–22.99)	1.65 (1.55–1.76)	17.68 (16.23–19.12)	[13]^a,c
	1.84 ± 0.29	7.19 ± 2.56	2.20 ± 0.36	13.07 ± 7.03	–	–	[43]^a
Children and adolescents
Male	–	–	1.89 (1.75–2.03)	9.13 (7.75–10.51)	1.60 (1.50–1.70)	7.68 (6.25–9.12)	[13]^a,c,d
Female	–	–	1.83 (1.68–1.97)	13.06 (11.70–14.42)	1.57 (1.47–1.68)	13.39 (11.97–14.82)	[13]^a,c,e

Data (in millimeters) are the mean value ± standard deviation or the mean value (95% confidence interval)

^aDiabetic patients

^bHealthy volunteers

^cIn this study, ST refers only to dermis

^dAge 6.0–18.0 years

^eAge 6.0–19.0 years