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. 2021 Apr 13;9:e11252. doi: 10.7717/peerj.11252

Table 3. Comparison of hand functions between women with and without breast cancer related lymphedema.

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Variables Women with BCRL Hand function (Sec) Mean ± SD Women without BCRL Hand function (Sec) Mean ± SD p value (<0.05) Effect size (Cohen’s d) Women with BCRL Hand function (Sec) Mean ± SD Women without BCRL Hand function (Sec) Mean ± SD p value (<0.05) Effect size (Cohen’s d)
Card turning 7.5 ± 2.5 4.3 ± 1.6 0.010 1.53 8.2 ± 2.7 4.9 ± 1.4 0.001 1.53
Picking up small objects 7.1 ± 1.7 4.9 ± 1.1 0.002 1.54 7.4 ± 2.1 5.2 ± 1.5 0.021 1.21
Simulated feeding 8.4 ± 1.4 5.1 ± 0.8 0.003 2.89 9.7 ± 1.4 5.9 ± 1.1 0.003 3.02
Stacking checkers 3.8 ± 0.9 3.3 ± 0.6 0.035 0.65 4.1 ± 1.4 3.5 ± 0.7 0.001 0.54
Picking up large objects 4.3 ± 1.0 2.9 ± 0.6 0.001 1.70 5.3 ± 2.5 3.1 ± 1.4 0.001 1.09
Picking up heavy objects 4.3 ± 0.9 2.9 ± 0.6 0.023 1.83 5.2 ± 1.9 3.2 ± 1.1 0.001 1.29
Handwriting 33.2 ± 26.4 21.2 ± 12.2 0.025 0.58 64.5 ± 32.1 39.8 ± 10.1 0.001 1.04

Notes.

BCRL
Breast Cancer related Lymphedema
Effect size
small (0.20), medium (0.50), large (0.80)