Fibrin Clot Strength in Patients with Diabetes Mellitus Measured by Thrombelastography

Table 2

Thrombelastography measures.

	No diabetes mellitus ()	Diabetes mellitus ()	value
Plasma TEG-R (min)	6.9 ± 3.8	6.6 ± 3.0	0.36
Plasma TEG-K (min)	1.47 ± 1.2	1.38 ± 1.3	0.49
Plasma TEG-MA (mm)	34.1 ± 7.5	37.0 ± 8.1	<0.001
Whole blood TEG-R (min)	5.1 ± 2.2	5.6 ± 1.6	0.26
Whole blood TEG-K (min)	1.5 ± 0.5	1.58 ± 0.5	0.45
Whole blood TEG-MA (mm)	66 ± 5.8	66.6 ± 5.6	0.61

TEG-R = time to fibrin formation; TEG-K = clot formation time; TEG-MA = maximal clot strength. Plasma TEG: . Whole blood TEG: .