Table 2.
Measured variables
| Skin (mm) | SELEB (mm) | SCT (mm) | SEG | SEFS | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MUA | LE | 1.3 ± 0.5§ | 0.7 ± 0.4§ | 8.2 ± 4.2§ | 0.9 ± 0.4§ | 0.2 ± 0.5 |
| N | 0.8 ± 0.2 | 0.3 ± 0.1 | 5.3 ± 2.8 | 0.3 ± 0.4 | 0 | |
| LUA | LE | 1.7 ± 0.5§ | 0.9 ± 0.4§ | 11.5 ± 3.8§ | 0.8 ± 0.4§ | 0.3 ± 0.5§ |
| N | 1.1 ± 0.3 | 0.4 ± 0.2 | 8.7 ± 4.5 | 0.1 ± 0.3 | 0 | |
| MFA | LE | 1.7 ± 0.8§ | 1.0 ± 0.6§ | 8.7 ± 3.4§ | 0.9 ± 0.5§ | 0.5 ± 0.7§ |
| N | 0.8 ± 0.2 | 0.3 ± 0.1 | 3.8 ± 2.0 | 0.1 ± 0.3 | 0 | |
| LFA | LE | 1.4 ± 0.5§ | 0.7 ± 0.3§ | 5.5 ± 2.2§ | 0.7 ± 0.5§ | 0.2 ± 0.5§ |
| N | 0.9 ± 0.3 | 0.4 ± 0.2 | 3.3 ± 2.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| DH | LE | 1.3 ± 0.4§ | 0.7 ± 0.3§ | 4.6 ± 3.6§ | 0.8 ± 0.5§ | 0.4 ± 0.6§ |
| N | 0.8 ± 0.2 | 0.4 ± 0.1 | 1.9 ± 0.9 | 0.4 ± 0.5 | 0 | |
§p <.05 vs. N. SELEB: subepidermal low echogenic band; SCT: subcutaneous tissue; SEG: subcutaneous echogenicity; SEFS: subcutaneous echo-free space; MUA: medial upper arm; LUA: lateral upper arm; MFA: medial forearm; LFA: lateral forearm; DH: dorsum of the hand; LE: lymphedema; N: normal