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)