Table 1.
Demographic characteristics stratified by lower limb lymphedema (LLL) status
| Variable | Total Sample (n=213) |
LLL (n=77) |
No LLL (n=136) |
Pa |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age — yr | 63.6±10.6 | 62.7±10.2 | 64.0±10.9 | .24 |
| Marital status — no. (%) | .54 | |||
| Never married | 20 (9%) | 8 (10%) | 12 (9%) | |
| Married | 128 (60%) | 47 (61%) | 81 (60%) | |
| Divorced or separated | 31 (15%) | 8 (10%) | 23 (17%) | |
| Widowed | 33 (16%) | 14 (18%) | 19 (14%) | |
| Self-reported race — no. (%) | .66 | |||
| White | 177 (84%) | 66 (86%) | 111 (82%) | |
| Black | 28 (13%) | 8 (10%) | 20 (15%) | |
| Other | 7 (3%) | 3 (4%) | 4 (3%) | |
| Education — no. (%) | .15 | |||
| High school or less | 46 (22%) | 16 (21%) | 30 (22%) | |
| Some college | 51 (24%) | 13 (17%) | 38 (28%) | |
| College degree or more | 114 (54%) | 47 (62%) | 67 (50%) | |
| Employment — no. (%) | .61 | |||
| Retired | 94 (45%) | 35 (46%) | 59 (44%) | |
| Unemployed | 7 (3%) | 4 (5%) | 3 (2%) | |
| Homemaker | 16 (8%) | 6 (8%) | 10 (7%) | |
| Other | 14 (7%) | 3 (4%) | 11 (8%) | |
| Full time | 80 (38%) | 28 (37%) | 52 (38%) |
a
By Wilcoxon rank sum, or Fishers Exact test. Values may not sum to 213 or 100% due to rounding error and item non-response.