Table 2.

Vascular basement membrane thickening in human diabetic microangiopathies

Tissue	Normal BM Thickness (nm)	Diabetic BM Thickness (nm)	References
Retina	292 ± 24	583.1 ± 38.52	(Bianchi et al., 2016)
Glomerulus	321 ± 21	482 ± 151	(Rayat et al., 2005)
Skeletal Muscles	108 ± 2.7	240.3 ± 11.9	(Longhurst et al., 1975)
Quadricep Muscles	118 ± 2.7	203.1 ± 18.7	(Lindsay et al., 1994; Quabbe et  al., 1983; Siperstein et al., 1968)
Skin	250 ± 34	353.3 ± 38	(Bae et al., 1987)
Lungs	164 ± 14	223 ± 27	(Weynand et al., 1999)
Perineurium	405.86 ± 4.2	524.55 ± 5.9	(Hill and Williams, 2004)