Table 1. Demographic and clinical characteristics of patients (n=135).
| n | Mean±SD | Median | Min-Max | |
| Age (year) | 51.8 ±9.8 | 31-82 | ||
| Marital status | ||||
| Unmarried | 18 | |||
| Married | 110 | |||
| Divorced/widowed | 7 | |||
| Education | ||||
| Primary school | 49 | |||
| Secondary school | 15 | |||
| Lycee | 36 | |||
| University | 35 | |||
| Occupation | ||||
| Housewife | 86 | |||
| Retired | 21 | |||
| Officer | 23 | |||
| Self-employer | 5 | |||
| Involved side | ||||
| Right | 70 | |||
| Left | 65 | |||
| Body Mass Index (kg/m2) | 29.2± 5.4 | 19.2-45.1 | ||
| Duration of lymphedema (months) | 21.1±38.7 | 6 | 0,2-164 | |
| Dominant hand | ||||
| Right | 128 | |||
| Left | 7 | |||
| Surgery | 135 | |||
| Modified radical mastectomy | 98 | |||
| Lumpectomy | 7 | |||
| Simple mastectomy | 30 | |||
| Lymphedema stage | ||||
| 1 | 39 | |||
| 2 | 84 | |||
| 3 | 2 | |||
| Treatment | ||||
| Surgery | 135 | |||
| Chemotherapy | 128 | |||
| Radiation therapy | 96 | |||
| Hormone therapy | 97 | |||
| Time since surgery (month) | 41.4±44.5 | 0,75-164 | ||
| SD: Standard deviation; Min: Minimum; Max: Maximum. | ||||