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