Table 2.
Score data and comparison lymphedema (n = 107) to lipedema (n = 96)
| Scale | Abbr | Lymphedema | Lipedema | bivariate/unadjusted | adjusted/multivariate | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| mean | sd | fl | ce | mean | sd | fl | ce | SMD | 95% | CI | p | SMD | 95% | CI | p | ||
| SF-36 | |||||||||||||||||
| Physical functioning | PF | 70.9 | 21.2 | – | 4 | 65.4 | 23.3 | – | 2 | 0.25 | −0.03 | 0.52 | 0.075 | 0.33 | 0.05 | 0.60 | 0.021 |
| Role physical | RP | 66.3 | 24.7 | – | 18 | 60.7 | 26.8 | 2 | 10 | 0.22 | −0.06 | 0.49 | 0.116 | 0.18 | −0.10 | 0.46 | 0.206 |
| Bodily pain | BP | 68.1 | 26.7 | – | 28 | 42.4 | 23.9 | 6 | 4 | 1.01 | 0.72 | 1.30 | 0.000 | 0.83 | 0.56 | 1.11 | 0.000 |
| General health | GH | 60.8 | 20.1 | – | 2 | 54.0 | 18.8 | – | 1 | 0.35 | 0.07 | 0.62 | 0.011 | 0.30 | 0.02 | 0.58 | 0.033 |
| Vitality | VT | 54.4 | 19.1 | – | – | 44.1 | 19.5 | 1 | – | 0.53 | 0.25 | 0.81 | 0.000 | 0.39 | 0.12 | 0.67 | 0.006 |
| Social functioning | SF | 72.1 | 27.0 | 2 | 34 | 64.8 | 26.2 | 2 | 20 | 0.28 | 0.00 | 0.55 | 0.045 | 0.26 | −0.02 | 0.53 | 0.071 |
| Role emotional | RE | 72.6 | 27.4 | 1 | 36 | 70.4 | 27.2 | 2 | 27 | 0.08 | −0.19 | 0.36 | 0.564 | 0.08 | −0.20 | 0.36 | 0.580 |
| Mental health | MH | 68.3 | 20.2 | – | 4 | 61.5 | 19.3 | – | 1 | 0.34 | 0.07 | 0.62 | 0.012 | 0.25 | −0.02 | 0.53 | 0.072 |
| PCS | PCS | 46.1 | 8.9 | – | – | 41.0 | 9.5 | – | – | 0.55 | 0.27 | 0.83 | 0.000 | 0.53 | 0.25 | 0.80 | 0.000 |
| MCS | MCS | 45.5 | 12.1 | – | – | 43.0 | 12.2 | – | – | 0.20 | −0.07 | 0.48 | 0.142 | 0.14 | −0.13 | 0.42 | 0.307 |
| FLQA-lk | |||||||||||||||||
| Physical complaints | Phys | 65.2 | 20.9 | – | 3 | 44.9 | 17.4 | – | – | 1.05 | 0.75 | 1.34 | 0.000 | 0.93 | 0.65 | 1.21 | 0.000 |
| Everyday life | Ever | 64.3 | 24.2 | – | 7 | 60.4 | 23.0 | – | – | 0.16 | −0.12 | 0.44 | 0.249 | 0.04 | −0.24 | 0.32 | 0.780 |
| Social life | Soci | 76.1 | 23.7 | – | 15 | 65.7 | 24.4 | – | 8 | 0.43 | 0.15 | 0.71 | 0.002 | 0.30 | 0.02 | 0.58 | 0.035 |
| Emotional well-being | Emot | 63.4 | 21.2 | 1 | 2 | 52.5 | 21.6 | 1 | 2 | 0.51 | 0.23 | 0.79 | 0.000 | 0.36 | 0.09 | 0.64 | 0.010 |
| Treatment | Trea | 60.5 | 20.0 | – | 25 | 53.0 | 19.9 | 2 | 41 | 0.38 | 0.10 | 0.65 | 0.006 | 0.01 | −0.26 | 0.29 | 0.921 |
| Health state (general) | Heal | 77.7 | 21.8 | – | 1 | 74.4 | 29.5 | 2 | – | 0.13 | −0.15 | 0.40 | 0.369 | 0.35 | 0.07 | 0.63 | 0.014 |
| Total score | FLQ | 67.9 | 17.7 | – | – | 58.5 | 17.0 | – | – | 0.54 | 0.26 | 0.82 | 0.000 | 0.41 | 0.13 | 0.68 | 0.004 |
| KOS-ADL | |||||||||||||||||
| Symptoms | Sym | 71.9 | 21.6 | – | 6 | 62.1 | 24.3 | 1 | 2 | 0.42 | 0.15 | 0.70 | 0.002 | 0.38 | 0.10 | 0.66 | 0.008 |
| Function | Fun | 73.9 | 19.1 | – | 8 | 63.7 | 23.7 | – | 8 | 0.48 | 0.20 | 0.75 | 0.000 | 0.47 | 0.19 | 0.74 | 0.001 |
| Function change | Cha | 70.5 | 20.7 | 1 | 4 | 65.3 | 23.8 | 2 | 3 | 0.23 | −0.05 | 0.52 | 0.102 | 0.24 | −0.04 | 0.52 | 0.087 |
| Total score | KOS | 73.0 | 19.2 | – | 3 | 63.0 | 22.7 | – | – | 0.48 | 0.20 | 0.75 | 0.000 | 0.45 | 0.17 | 0.73 | 0.002 |
| SCL-90R | |||||||||||||||||
| Interpersonal sensitivity | Int | 84.5 | 16.4 | – | 10 | 73.2 | 21.3 | – | 3 | 0.60 | 0.32 | 0.88 | 0.000 | 0.32 | 0.04 | 0.59 | 0.026 |
| Obsessive/compulsive | Obs | 84.2 | 17.3 | – | 14 | 81.4 | 15.6 | – | 5 | 0.17 | −0.11 | 0.45 | 0.224 | 0.03 | −0.25 | 0.31 | 0.820 |
| 6 min walking test | 6 MW | 463.7 | 114.0 | – | – | 426.1 | 141.2 | – | – | 0.30 | −0.02 | 0.62 | 0.064 | 0.28 | −0.05 | 0.60 | 0.096 |
Legend: Scaling of all scores: 0 = worst (maximal symptoms/disability), 100 = best (no symptoms/full function), exception: 6 MWT (meters), Abbr: Abbreviation (for use in the appendices), sd Standard deviation, fl Floor (%), ce = ceiling (%), SMD Standardized mean difference between the scores of lymphedema and lipedema, 95% CI 95% confidence interval of the SMD, p Type I error of the test that the SMD ≠ 0 (2-tailed, independent samples), SF-36 Short Form 36, PCS Physical component summary, MCS Mental component summary, FLQA-lk Freiburger Lebensqualitäts Assessment-Lympherkrankungen Kurzversion (Freiburg Quality of life Assessment Lymph Disorders, Short Version), KOS-ADL Knee Outcome Survey – Activities of Daily Living, SCL-90R Symptom Checklist 90 (items) – revised, 6 MWT 6 min walking test