Table 2.
Clinical characteristics of the study patients (n = 162)
| Age, years | 50.5 ± 11.5 |
| BMI (kg/m2) | 24.7 ± 3.7 |
| Type of surgery | |
| BCS (+ SLNB) | 28 (17.2) |
| BCS (+ ALND) | 46 (28.4) |
| MRM | 88 (54.3) |
| Type of lymph node dissection | |
| SLNB | 36 (22.2) |
| ALND | 126 (77.8) |
| Operation side | |
| Right | 86 (53.1) |
| Left | 76 (46.9) |
| Grip strength (kg) | 20.3 ± 5.8 |
| VAS | 1.9 ± 1.5 |
Values are presented as mean ± standard deviation or n (%). BCS, breast-conserving surgery; BMI, body mass index; MRM, modified radical mastectomy; SLNB, sentinel lymph node biopsy; ALND, axillar lymph node dissection; VAS, visual analogue scale, pain severity score