Table 5.

Comparison of the incidence of lymphedema between the two groups of patients.

Time	Group	No edema	Mild edema	Moderate edema	Severe edema	χ2	P
E1	Control group (n = 47)	46 (97.90)	1 (2.10)	0 (0.00)	0 (0.00)	1.032	0.495
	Intervention group (n = 48)	48 (100.00)	0 (0.00)	0 (0.00)	0 (0.00)
E3	Control group (n = 47)	41 (87.20)	4 (8.50)	2 (4.30)	0 (0.00)	3.674	0.089
	Intervention group (n = 48)	47 (97.90)	1 (2.10)	0 (0.00)	0 (0.00)
E6	Control group (n = 47)	34 (72.30)	10 (21.30)	2 (4.30)	1 (2.10)	7.764	0.017
	Intervention group (n = 48)	45 (93.80)	3 (6.30)	0 (0.00)	0 (0.00)

E₁: Month 1 post-intervention; E₃: Month 3 post-intervention; E₆: Month 6 post-intervention.