Table 1.
Demographic characteristics of the participants (n = 81).
| Age (years) (X ± SD) | 54.96 ± 11.35 |
| BMI (kg/m2) (X ± SD) | 29.50 ± 5.74 |
| Waist circumference (cm) (X ± SD) | 95.39 ± 10.50 |
| Hip circumference (cm) (X ± SD) | 109.73 ± 10.34 |
| Occupation (%) | |
| Housewife | 59.3 |
| Worker | 24.7 |
| Retired | 16 |
| Dominant arm (%) | |
| Right | 92.6 |
| Left | 7.4 |
| Effected arm (%) | |
| Right | 43.2 |
| Left | 56.8 |
| First observed part of lymphedema in arm (%) | |
| Hand | 21 |
| Forearm | 19.8 |
| Upper arm | 29.6 |
| Severity of lymphedema (%) | |
| Mild | 42 |
| Moderate | 33.3 |
| Severe | 24.7 |
| Type of Operation (%) | |
| Lumpectomy | 47 |
| Total mastectomy | 53 |
| Treatments (%) | |
| ET+CT+RT | 41.98 |
| CT+RT | 44.44 |
| RT | 13.58 |
| Lymph nodes removed (number) (X ± SD) | 15.94 ± 8.36 |
| History of recurrent lymphangitis (%) | |
| Yes | 24.7 |
| No | 75.3 |
| Duration of lymphedema (months) (X ± SD) | 23.12 ± 30.88 |
SD, Standard Deviation; BMI, Body Mass Index; ET, endocrine therapy; CT, chemotherapy; RT, radiotherapy.