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. 2021 Oct 26;11:21103. doi: 10.1038/s41598-021-00396-2

Table 3.

Indocyanine green lymphangiography stage and excess volume, fat mass, and lean mass.

Indocyanine green lymphangiography stage
Arm composition Stage 0 (n = 11) Stage 1 (n = 11) Stage 2 (n = 31) Stage 3 (n = 65) Stage 4 (n = 77) Stage 5 (n = 5) Multivariate linear regression
Mean ± SD Mean ± SD Mean ± SD Mean ± SD Mean ± SD Mean ± SD Coefficient (95%CI) P-value
Volume (%) 4.38 ± 6.6 6 10.04 ± 6.64 10.16 ± 7.27 21.49 ± 12.88 24.38 ± 14.65 14.34 ± 9.52 8.15 (5.68; 10.63)  < 0.001
Fat mass (%) 2.38 ± 17.21 9.72 ± 27.83 21.55 ± 34.58 30.48 ± 31.10 48.38 ± 66.06 49.79 ± 34.27 11.96 (6.28; 17.63)  < 0.001
Lean mass (%) 6.37 ± 20.41 15.30 ± 22.48 1.23 ± 24.39 20.38 ± 27.86 31.14 ± 31.69 16.15 ± 27.91 6.56 (3.15; 9.98)  < 0.001

This table shows the association between lymphangiography lymphedema stage and excess volume, fat mass, and lean mass. The multivariate regression model was adjusted for age, BMI, arm dominance, lymphedema duration, and lymphedema latency. N = number of patients at each stage.

SD standard deviation.