Table 1.
Descriptive Characteristics of Patients with Suspected Lymphedema According to BMI Category
| No. (%)＊ |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Characteristic | Normal† (BMI < 25.0);n = 43 | Overweight (BMI 25.0–29.9);n = 65 | Obese† (BMI > 30.0);n = 70 | All n = 178 |
| Age, y, mean (SD) | 59.9 (17.1) | 62.7 (13.4) | 60.0 (13.6) | 61.0 (14.4) |
| Gender | ||||
| Female | 36 (83.7) | 53 (81.5) | 61 (87.1) | 150 (84.3) |
| Male | 7 (16.3) | 12 (18.5) | 9 (12.9) | 28 (15.7) |
| Diagnosis‡ | ||||
| Cancer | 40 (93.0) | 58 (89.2) | 46 (65.7) | 144 (80.9) |
| Non-cancer | 3 (7.0) | 7 (10.8) | 24 (34.3) | 34 (19.1) |
| Surgical history | ||||
| No | 1 (2.3) | 5 (7.7) | 3 (4.3) | 9 (5.1) |
| Yes | 42 (97.7) | 60 (92.3) | 67 (95.7) | 169 (94.9) |
| Time since lymphedema onset,‡ y, mean (SD) | 3.7 (6.9) | 3.0 (6.7) | 6.7 (10.9) | 4.6 (8.7) |
| Lymphedema location | ||||
| Upper body | 16 (37.2) | 40 (61.5) | 33 (47.1) | 89 (50.0) |
| Lower body | 23 (53.5) | 22 (33.8) | 34 (48.6) | 79 (44.4) |
| Head and neck | 2 (4.7) | 1 (1.5) | 0 (0.0) | 3 (1.7) |
| Both upper and lower | 1 (2.3) | 2 (3.1) | 0 (0.0) | 3 (1.7) |
| None | 1 (2.3) | 0 (0.0) | 3 (4.3) | 4 (2.2) |
| Lymphedema laterality‡ | ||||
| Unilateral | 30 (69.8) | 56 (86.2) | 42 (60.0) | 128 (71.9) |
| Bilateral | 12 (27.9) | 9 (13.8) | 25 (35.7) | 46 (25.8) |
| None | 1 (2.3) | 0 (0.0) | 3 (4.3) | 4 (2.3) |
| Cellulitis history‡ | ||||
| No | 36 (83.7) | 57 (87.7) | 47 (67.1) | 140 (78.7) |
| Yes | 6 (14.0) | 7 (10.8) | 21 (30.0) | 34 (19.1) |
| Missing data | 1 (2.3) | 1 (1.5) | 2 (2.9) | 4 (2.2) |
*
Unless otherwise specified.
†
Underweight (BMI <18.5) and normal weight (BMI 18.5–24.9) were classified as normal, and obese classes I (BMI 30.0–34.9), II (BMI 35.0–39.9), and III (BMI ≥40) were classified as obese.
‡
Significant between-groups differences on comparative analyses (p < 0.05).