Table 2.

Preoperative versus postoperative total Lymph-ICF score for upper and lower extremities

Follow-up (FU) period	FU (months) Mean ± SD	Lymph-ICF scorea
		Preoperative Mean ± SD	Postoperativeb Mean ± SD	Mean difference	P-value
< 2 months (n = 67)c	1.3 ± 0.5	46.8 ± 17.6	27.3 ± 18.1	− 19.5	< 0.0001
2–6 months (n = 56)c	3.7 ± 1.0	43.0 ± 18.4	29.5 ± 19.6	− 13.5	< 0.0001
6–12 months (n = 53)c	8.0 ± 1.9	43.0 ± 18.8	26.4 ± 18.0	− 16.6	< 0.0001
12–24 months (n = 59)c	16.0 ± 3.6	45.3 ± 16.6	31.3 ± 18.6	− 14.0	< 0.0001
> 24 months (n = 56)c	32.1 ± 6.4	39.6 ± 19.4	27.5 ± 20.6	− 12.1	< 0.0001

^aCalculated using the Paired Samples T-Test

^bMean difference in total Lymph-IC score between preoperative and postoperative score for the reported number of patients

^cThe number of patients included in the analysis