Supplementary Fig.2. The percentage changes of maximal (A) and mean (B) IMT and Achilles tendon thickness (C) according to follow-up years.

Number of patients were: 511 at baseline, 347 at 1 year, 327 at 2 years, 264 at 3 years, and 185 at 4 years for maximal IMT; 459 at baseline, 321 at 1 year, 299 at 2 years, 241 at 3 years, and 170 at 4 years for mean IMT; and 486 at baseline, 199 at 2 years, and 71 at 4 years for Achilles tendon thickness.