Table 2.

Mean ER and RBC subpopulations of the examined participants

	Diabetes and no complications	Diabetic foot	P
Mean ER	1·71 ± 0·10	1·64 ± 0·07	0·04
Non‐deformable RBC (%) (1 < ER ≤ 1·1)	1·44 ± 1·18	2·27 ± 1·28	0·06
Low deformable RBC (%) (1·1 < ER ≤ 1·5)	30·61 ± 10·17	37·89 ± 8·12	0·04
Moderately deformable RBC (%) (1·5 < ER ≤ 2)	50·46 ± 6·40	47·37 ± 5·47	0·12
Highly deformable RBC (%) (ER > 2)	17·49 ± 8·17	12·47 ± 4·43	0·05

ER, elongation ratio.

Data are mean ± SD.