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Arm position-related changes in breast position and separation.
| Distance (cm) | Arm position |
p-Value | Change in separation distance (cm) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Raised | Akimbo | ||||
| Nipple to midline | Left | 9.2 (6.1–10.3) | 10.7 (9.8–16.3) | 0.04 | 2.8 (2.3–12.5) |
| Right | 7.9 (7.0–9.3) | 9.9 (8.4–14.4) | 0.007 | ||
| Breast centroid to midline | Left | 7.7 (7.2–8.9) | 8.6 (8.1–10.2) | 0.04 | 3.0 (1.5–3.4) |
| Right | 7.0 (6.2–7.7) | 8.7 (7.3–9.4) | 0.004 | ||
Values are expressed as median (range).
