Mean mesangial area (micron2) across normal controls (normal C), patients with type 2 diabetes and normoalbuminuria (normo), patients with type 2 diabetes and microalbuminuria (micro), and patients with type 2 diabetes and macroalbuminuria (macro). Mean mesangial area (micron2) across normal controls (normal C), patients with type 2 diabetes and normoalbuminuria (normo), patients with type 2 diabetes and microalbuminuria (micro), and patients with type 2 diabetes and macroalbuminuria (macro). P = 0.02, one-way ANOVA for mean mesangial area across the four groups. Elif I. Ekinci et al. Dia Care 2013;36:3620-3626 ©2013 by American Diabetes Association