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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2011 Jul 1.
Published in final edited form as: Arch Phys Med Rehabil. 2010 Jul;91(7):1070–1076. doi: 10.1016/j.apmr.2010.03.021

Table 3.

Lymphedema Outcomes: perometer (volume) and circumferences (Mean ± SD) (N=10)

Baseline 2 months p-value* (2
months vs.
baseline)
5 months p-value* (2
months vs.
baseline)
Unaffected leg
volume (ml)
7944 ±
2226
8007 ± 2325 0.41 7867 ± 2390 0.66
Affected leg
volume (ml)
11383 ±
5838
11358 ± 5413 0.90 11356 ±
5794
0.89
Interlimb %
difference
44.4 ± 64.9 43.4 ± 55.0 0.78 45.3 ± 66.0 0.70
Unaffected Limb:
Great metatarsal
phalangal joint
(cm)
22.8 ± 3.0 23.4 ± 2.9 0.01 22.9 ± 2.9 0.56
Figure of eight
(foot) (cm)
53.9 ± 6.8 53.7 ± 7.2 0.53 53.7 ± 6.6 0.48
Thigh at groin level
(cm)
65.2 ± 6.4 66.7 ± 7.5 0.21 64.7 ± 7.7 0.59
Affected Limb:
Great metatarsal
phalangal joint
(cm)
23.7 ± 3.1 23.7 ± 2.9 0.47 23.5 ± 3.2 0.40
Figure of eight
(foot) (cm)
56.5 ± 8.2 56.2 ± 7.6 0.47 23.5 ± 3.2 0.40
Thigh at level of
groin (cm)
69.2 ± 8.5 67.8 ± 10.8 0.19 72.5 ± 10.5 0.91
*

from 2-sided, paired t-tests. A p-value of 0.05 is considered statistically significant.