A Cross-Sectional Study on Ultrasonographic Measurements of Parotid Glands in Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus

Table 4

Comparison of ultrasonographic measurements of parotid glands in study subjects (type 2 diabetes mellitus) with insulin use (oral hypoglycemic drugs and insulin) and those only with oral hypoglycemic drugs.

Insulin	Length (in cms)				Transverse dimension (in cms)				DLM (in cms)				DDM (in cms)
	R		L		R		L		R		L		R		L
	No	Yes	No	Yes	No	Yes	No	Yes	No	Yes	No	Yes	No	Yes	No	Yes
N	45	5	45	5	45	5	45	5	45	5	45	5	45	5	45	5
Mean	4.77	4.42	4.69	4.73	3.18	3.52	3.27	3.84	1.41	1.36	1.52	1.2	1.29	1.85	1.27	1.81
S.D.	0.84	0.42	0.90	0.92	1.18	1.07	1.26	1.83	0.57	0.33	1.22	0.31	0.56	0.34	0.54	0.37
value	0.49		0.7		0.51		0.33		0.14		0.05		0.06		0.01

Significant value.