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Published in final edited form as: Breast. 2016 Jul 22;29:231–240. doi: 10.1016/j.breast.2016.06.023

Table 6.

Demographic and Clinical Characteristics by Symptom Clusters Phenotype

Demographic and Clinical Characteristics by Phenotype of Impaired Limb Mobility
Impaired Limb Mobility Symptoms at 4-8 Weeks Post-Surgery Total Impaired Limb mobility Symptoms at 12 Months Post-Surgery
<2 Symptoms 2+ Symptoms <2
Symptoms		 2+
Symptoms
n = 57 n = 79 N= 136 n = 61 n = 75
Mean SD Mean SD p Mean SD Mean SD Mean SD p
Age 52.7 10.31 51.8 11.7 0.640a 52.1 11.1 53.6 10.5 50.9 11.5 0.695a
Weight (pounds) 162.1 34.8 157.5 36.3 0.459a 159.4 35.6 158.9 38.9 159.8 33.0 0.881a
BMI 28.7 6.2 27.0 6.3 0.132a 27.7 6.3 27.4 6.4 28.0 6.3 0.563a
n % n % p n % n % n % p
Education 0.182b 0.030b
Associates degree or less 22 38.6 23 29.1 45 33.1 14 23.0 31 41.3
Bachelor’s degree 27 47.4 35 44.3 62 45.6 29 47.5 33 44.0
Graduate degree 8 14.0 21 26.6 29 21.3 18 29.5 11 14.7
Marital status 0.864b 0.834b
Married/partnered 32 56.1 48 60.8 80 58.8 36 59.0 44 58.7
Divorced/Widowed 9 15.8 11 13.9 20 14.7 10 16.4 10 13.3
Single, never partnered 16 28.1 20 25.3 36 26.5 15 24.6 21 28.0
Ethnicity 0.960b 0.682c
Black/African American 11 19.3 16 20.3 27 19.9 12 19.7 15 20.0
White Non-Hispanic 36 63.2 46 58.2 82 60.3 36 59.0 46 61.3
Asian 5 8.8 8 10.1 13 9.6 5 8.2 8 10.7
Hispanic/Latino 4 7.0 8 10.1 12 8.8 6 9.8 9 8.0
More than One Race 1 1.8 1 1.3 2 1.5 2 3.3 0 -
Employment 0.447b 0.168b
Unemployed 8 14.0 15 19.0 23 16.9 7 11.5 16 21.3
Employed 49 86.0 64 81.0 113 83.1 54 88.5 59 78.7
Surgery <0.001b 0.057b
Mastectomy 3 5.3 12 15.2 15 11.0 3 4.9 12 16.0
Lumpectomy 40 70.2 26 32.9 66 48.5 35 57.4 31 41.3
Mastectomy with
immediate reconstruction		 14 24.6 41 51.9 55 40.4 23 37.7 32 42.7
Nodes removed Mean SD Mean SD 0.111d Mean SD Mean SD Mean SD 0.269d
2.8 2.2 3.7 3.6 3.3 2.9 2.9 2.2 3.7 3.6
Nodes removed (Median) Median
2		 Median
3		 Median
2		 Median
2		 Median
3
Chemotherapy n = 28 n= 47 0.006b n= 75 n = 25 n = 50 0.004b
Neoadjuvant 3 10.7 19 40.4 22 29.3 2 8.0 20 40.0
Adjuvant 25 89.3 28 59.6 53 70.7 23 92.0 30 60.0
Radiation 0.313b 0.010b
No 13 25.0 25 33.3 38 29.9 23 41.8 15 20.8
Yes 39 75.0 50 66.7 89 70.1 32 58.2 57 79.2
Demographic and Clinical Characteristics by Phenotype of Fluid Accumulation
Fluid Accumulation Symptoms at 4-8 Weeks Post-Surgery Total Fluid Accumulation Symptoms at 12 Months Post-Surgery
<2 Symptoms 2+ Symptoms <2 Symptoms 2+ Symptoms
n=60 n=76 N =136 n =76 n = 60
Mean SD Mean SD p Mean SD Mean SD Mean SD p
Age 50.4 11.2 53.5 10.9 0.105a 52.1 11.1 52.1 11.5 52.2 10.7 0.955a
Weight (pounds) 153.0 37.3 164.5 33.7 0.063a 159.4 35.6 153.4 32.7 167.1 37.9 0.025a
BMI 26.4 6.2 28.8 6.2 0.032a 27.7 6.3 26.5 5.9 29.2 6.4 0.010a
n % n % p n % n % n % p
Education 0.730b 0.168b
Associates degree or less 20 33.3 25 32.9 45 33.1 21 27.6 24 40.0
Bachelor’s degree 29 48.3 33 43.4 62 45.6 35 46.1 27 45.0
Graduate degree 11 18.3 18 23.7 29 21.3 20 26.3 9 15.0
Marital status 0.124b 0.8342b
Married/partnered 40 66.7 40 52.6 80 58.8 46 60.5 34 56.7
Divorced/Widowed 5 8.3 15 19.7 20 14.7 10 13.2 10 16.7
Single, never partnered 15 25.0 21 27.6 36 26.5 20 26.3 16 26.7
Ethnicity 0.966c 0.863c
Black/African American 11 18.3 16 21.1 27 19.9 13 17.1 14 23.3
White Non-Hispanic 38 63.3 44 57.9 82 60.3 48 63.2 34 56.7
Asian 5 8.3 8 10.5 13 9.6 8 10.5 5 8.3
Hispanic/Latino 5 8.3 7 9.2 12 8.8 6 7.9 9 10.0
More than One Race 1 1.7 1 1.3 2 1.5 1 1.3 1 1.7
Employment 0.323b 0.946b
Unemployed 8 13.3 15 19.7 23 16.9 13 17.1 10 16.7
Employed 52 86.7 61 80.3 113 83.1 63 82.9 50 83.3
Surgery 0.818b 0.129b
Mastectomy 6 10.0 9 11.8 15 11.0 6 7.9 9 15.0
Lumpectomy 28 46.7 38 50.0 66 48.5 34 44.7 32 53.3
Mastectomy with
immediate reconstruction		 26 43.3 29 38.2 55 40.4 36 47.4 19 31.7
Nodes removed Mean
3		 SD
2.1		 Mean
3.5		 SD
3.5		 0.845d Mean
3.3		 SD
2.9		 Mean
3.3		 SD
3.2		 Mean
3.3		 SD
2.6		 0.077d
Nodes removed (Median) Median
2		 Median
2		 Median
2		 Median
2		 Median
2
Chemotherapy n = 35 n = 40 0.006b n= 75 n = 37 n = 38 0.051b
Neoadjuvant 10 28.6 12 30.0 22 29.3 7 18.9 15 39.5
Adjuvant 25 71.4 28 70.0 53 70.7 30 81.1 23 60.5
Radiation 0.741b 0.004b
No 17 31.5 21 28.8 38 29.9 28 40.6 10 17.2
Yes 37 68.5 52 71.2 89 70.1 41 59.4 48 82.8
Demographic and Clinical Characteristics by Phenotype of Discomfort
Discomfort Symptoms at 4-8 Weeks Post-Surgery Total Discomfort Symptoms at 12 months Post-Surgery
<2 Symptoms 2+ Symptoms <2 Symptoms 2+ Symptoms
n = 19 n = 117 N= 136 n = 84 n = 52
Mean SD Mean SD p Mean SD Mena SD Mean SD p
Age 51.7 12.7 52.2 10.9 0.865a 52.1 11.1 51.9 11.5 52.6 10.6 0.696a
Weight (pounds) 158.3 32.9 159.6 36.2 0.878a 159.4 35.6 154.5 34.6 167.3 36.2 0.041a
BMI 27.1 4.7 27.8 6.6 0.655a 27.7 6.3 26.9 5.9 29.1 6.7 0.040a
n % n % p n % n % n % p
Education 0.480c 0.039b
Associates degree or less 4 21.1 41 35.0 45 33.1 21 25.0 24 46.2
Bachelor’s degree 10 52.6 52 44.4 62 45.6 43 51.2 19 36.5
Graduate degree 5 26.3 24 20.5 29 21.3 20 23.8 9 17.3
Marital status 0.474c 0.949b
Married/partnered 9 47.4 71 60.7 80 58.8 49 58.3 31 59.6
Divorced/Widowed 3 15.8 17 14.5 20 14.7 13 15.5 7 13.5
Single, never partnered 7 36.8 29 24.8 36 26.5 22 26.2 14 26.9
Ethnicity 0.982c 0.507c
Black/African American 4 21.1 23 19.7 27 19.9 14 16.7 13 25.0
White Non-Hispanic 11 57.9 71 60.7 82 60.3 54 64.3 28 53.8
Asian 2 10.5 11 9.4 13 9.6 8 9.5 5 9.6
Hispanic/Latino 2 10.5 10 8.5 12 8.8 6 7.1 6 11.5
More than One Race 0 - 2 1.7 2 1.5 2 2.4 0 -
Employment 0.741c 0.923b
Unemployed 4 21.1 19 16.2 23 16.9 14 16.7 9 17.3
Employed 15 78.9 98 83.8 113 83.1 70 83.3 43 82.7
Surgery 0.292c 0.035b
Mastectomy 0 - 15 12.8 15 11.0 7 8.3 8 15.4
Lumpectomy 10 52.6 56 47.9 66 48.5 36 42.9 30 57.7
Mastectomy with immediate
reconstruction		 9 47.4 46 39.3 55 40.4 41 48.8 14 26.9
Nodes removed Mean
3.5		 SD
5.2		 Mean
3.2		 SD
2.3		 0.238d 3.3 2.9 3.1 2.3 3.7 4.2 0.027d
Nodes removed (Median) Median
2		 Median
2		 Median
2		 Median
2		 Median
2
Chemotherapy n =6 n = 69 0.664c n=75 n = 40 n=35 0.165b
Neoadjuvant 1 16.7 21 30.4 22 29.3 9 22.5 13 37.1
Adjuvant 5 83.3 48 69.6 53 70.7 31 77.5 22 62.9
Radiation 0.370b 0.001b
No 7 38.9 31 28.4 38 29.9 32 41.0 6 12.2
Yes 11 61.1 78 71.6 89 70.1 46 59.0 43 87.8
a

Independent groups t-test

b

Pearson Chi-square

c

Fisher’s exact test

d

Kruskal-Wallis test

SD Standard Deviation