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. 2010 Apr 20;4(4):e668. doi: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0000668

Table 2. Incidence of acute dermatolymphangioadenitis (ADLA), in episodes per person-year, among 175 patients with lymphedema in Leogane, Haiti, by demographic, disease-related, and treatment-related factors, univariate analysis.

Characteristic Value or status N ADLA incidence (range) P
Gender Male 30 .83 (0–5.6) .4946
Female 145 .74 (0–2.9)
Age (years) ≥40 80 .77 (0–5.6) .8093
<40 90 .75 (0–3.2)
Literacy Illiterate 88 1.01 (0–5.6) <.0001
Literate 87 .47 (0–2.5)
Bilateral lymphedema (>stage 2 bilaterally) Yes 55 .87 (0–3.0) .0740
No 120 .69 (0–5.6)
Lymphedema duration (years) ≥10 78 .72 (0–3.8) .6275
<10 97 .77 (0–5.6)
Median leg volume (n = 350 legs) ≥2000 mL 125 1.35 <.0001
1700–1999 mL 117 .52 .13
<1700 mL 108 .33 Referent
ADLA frequency during the year before entering the study, based on 12-month recall (episodes per year) >2.0 84 .94 (0–5.6) .0004
0.1–2.0 55 .59 (0–3.8) .2416
0 36 .44 (0–2.9) Referent
Ever used compression bandages or garments during study Yes 122 .88 <.0001
No 53 .43 Referent
Lymphedema stage, by leg (n = 350 legs) 4 13 1.08 <.0001
3 85 1.52 <.0001
2 129 .76 <.0001
1 38 .37 .0015
0 85 0 Referent