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. 2023 Dec 18;17:1649. doi: 10.3332/ecancer.2023.1649

Table 8. Comparison between BMI and lymphoedema according to direct volumetry, indirect volumetry, perimetry, BIS with L-DEX ≥ 10 and BIS with L-DEX ≥ 6.5.

BMI p-value
Underweight (%) Normal (%) Overweight (%) Obese (%)
Direct volumetry <0.001
With lymphoedema 0 (0) 14 (11.2) 32 (18.4) 47 (30.7)
No lymphoedema 6 (100) 111 (88.8) 142 (81.6) 106 (69.3)
Perimetry <0.001
With lymphoedema 0 (0) 25 (20) 52 (29.5) 65 (42.2)
No lymphoedema 6 (100) 100 (80) 124 (70.5) 89 (57.8)
BIS ≥ 10 0.779
With lymphoedema 1 (16.7) 17 (13.6) 19 (10.8) 22 (14.3)
No lymphoedema 5 (83.3) 108 (86.4) 157 (89.2) 132 (85.7)
BIS ≥ 6.5 0.748
With lymphoedema 2 (33.3) 27 (21.6) 33 (18.8) 34 (22.1)
No lymphoedema 4 (66.7) 98 (78.4) 143 (81.2) 120 (77.9)
BIS ≥ 1.35 0.544
With lymphoedema 2 (33.3) 56 (44.8) 66 (37.5) 67 (43.5)
No lymphoedema 4 (66.7) 69 (55.2) 110 (62.5) 87 (56.5)
BIS ≥ 7.35 0.671
With lymphoedema 2 (33.3) 24 (19.2) 30 (17) 32 (20.8)
No lymphoedema 4 (66.7) 101 (80.8) 146 (83) 122 (79.2)
Indirect volumetry <0.01
With lymphoedema 0 (0) 20 (16) 51 (29) 60 (39)
No lymphoedema 6 (100) 105 (84) 125 (71) 94 (61)

BMI = Body mass index; BIS = bioimpedance spectroscopy