Table 3.
Clinical Characteristics of Patients (N = 30).
| Location of cancer | n (%) |
| Right breast | 16 (53.3) |
| Left breast | 14 (46.7) |
| Sentinel lymph nodes biopsy | n (%) |
| Yes | 9 (30) |
| No | 21 (70) |
| Axillary lymph nodes dissection (ALND) | n (%) |
| Yes | 7 (23.3) |
| No | 23 (76.7) |
| Sentinel lymph nodes biopsy and ALND | n (%) |
| Yes | 15 (50) |
| No | 15 (50) |
| Mastectomy | n (%) |
| Yes | 18 (60) |
| No | 12 (40) |
| Lumpectomy | n (%) |
| Yes | 13 (43.3) |
| NO | 17 (56.7) |
| Breast reconstruction | n (%) |
| Yes | 17 (56.7) |
| No | 13 (43.3) |
| Being diagnosed with lymphedema | n (%) |
| Yes | 15 (50) |
| No | 15 (50) |
| Lymph fluid level by bioimpedance | n (%) |
| L-Dex ratio <7.1 | 20 (67) |
| L-Dex ratio ≥7.1 | 10 (33) |
| Chemotherapy | n (%) |
| Yes | 25 (83.3) |
| No | 5 (16.7) |
| Radiation therapy | n (%) |
| Yes | 27 (90) |
| No | 3 (10) |
| Number of lymph nodes removed | Mean (standard deviation; range) |
| 11.4 (9.1; 1 – 30) | |
| Times since breast cancer diagnosis in years | Mean/median (standard deviation; range) |
| 7.54/5.16 (6.24; 2–23) |