Research Article
Dilated Blood and Lymphatic Microvessels, Angiogenesis, Increased Macrophages, and Adipocyte Hypertrophy in Lipedema Thigh Skin and Fat Tissue
Table 1
Characteristics of control and lipedema subjects.
| Characteristics | Control | Lipedema |
| Non-Obese | | | N | 10 | 16 | Sex | Female | Female | Age | 40.6 ± 4.2 | 43.3 ± 2.5 | BMI | 23.5 ± 0.7 | 25.2 ± 0.5 | Stage 1 | — | 8 | Stage 2 | — | 7 | Stage 3 | — | 1 | Diabetes | 0 | 0 |
| Obese | | | N | 9 | 15 | Sex | Female | Female | Age | 43.3 ± 5.2 | 46.1 ± 2.4 | BMI | 34.1 ± 1.4 | 34.1 ± 0.8 | Stage 1 | — | 1 | Stage 2 | — | 12 | Stage 3 | — | 2 | Diabetes | 0 | 0 |
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