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Published in final edited form as: Breast Cancer Res Treat. 2017 Apr 8;164(1):79–88. doi: 10.1007/s10549-017-4221-9

Table 2.

Baseline Tissue Composition in Breast Cancer Women with Lymphedema (N=141)

	Affected Arm	Unaffected Arm	Absolute Interlimb Difference^a	P^b
	Mean (95%CI)	Mean (95%CI)	Mean (95%CI)	P^b
Arm Volume, ml	3017.3 (2882.7, 3151.9)	2602.5 (2498.9, 2706.2)	+414.8 (346.4, 483.1)	<0.001
Fat, g	2059.3 (1938.3, 2180.2)	1969.6 (1844.8, 2094.3)	+89.7 (48.2, 131,2)	<0.001
Arm Fat Percentage, Fat Mass/Limb Mass, %	46.5 (45.4, 47.6)	46.5 (45.4, 47.7)	−0.03 (−0.6, 0.5)	0.90
Lean, g	2551.5 (2457.4, 2646.7)	2402.5 (2320.5, 2484.4)	+149.1 (99.0, 199.2)	<0.001
BMD, mg/cm²	684.4 (673.8, 694.9)	689.9 (678.9, 700.9)	−5.5 (−10.7,−0.4)	0.04
BMC, g	133.9 (130.2, 137.7)	137.2 (133.3, 141.0)	−3.2 (−4.9,−1.5)	<0.001

95%CI: 95% Confidence Interval

Subtracting unaffected from affected limb

t-test

Adjusted for dominance, no effect changes