Table 2.

Clinical signs and symptoms among people with lymphedema

Variable	Categories	n (%)
Type of swelling	Unilateral	51 (13.7)
	Bilateral	321 (86.3)
Does the swelling differ in size between the two legs?	Yes	103 (32.2)
	No	217 (67.8)
Is the swelling limited to below the knee?	Yes	362 (98.9)
	No	4 (1.1)
Where did the swelling start from?	Lower leg	362 (97.6)
	Elsewhere	9 (2.4)
Does the person have hydrocele?	Yes	4 (2.1)
	No	187 (97.9)
Did the person experience any acute attack in the past 6 months?	Yes	266 (71.5)
	No	106 (28.5)
Is the person a known leprosy patient now or in the past?	Yes	7 (1.9)
	No	363 (98.1)
Did the person live for more than 10 years in areas at least 1000 m altitude?	Yes	349 (95.9)
	No	15 (4.1)
Does the person have signs and symptoms of onchocerciasis?	Yes	5 (1.3)
	No	367 (98.6)
Is the person known to have diabetes mellitus, heart or kidney disease?	Yes	19 (5.2)
	No	348 (94.8)
Has the person had surgery below the hip?	Yes	2 (0.5)
	No	368 (99.4)
Is there swelling of the face or breast or other part of the body than the leg?	Yes	9 (2.4)
	No	362 (97.6)
Does the person have knob, bump or lump on the lower leg?	Yes	38 (10.3)
	No	330 (89.7)
Does the person have moss on the lower leg?	Yes	202 (54.3)
	No	170 (45.7)
Does the person have joint fixation of the lower leg?	Yes	2 (0.5)
	No	370 (99.5)
Shoe wearing habits	Never	11 (3)
	Sometimes	304 (82.6)
	Always	53 (14.4)
Is there a family history of leg swelling?	Yes	215 (58.1)
	No	155 (41.9)
Wb123 test results at 30 min	Negative	372 (100)
Wb123 test results at 24 h	Negative	372 (100)
Expert diagnosis	Podoconiosis	344 (92.5)
	Other lymphoedema	28 (7.5)