Table 3.
Pairwise Differences in Limb Volumes and Lymphedema Diagnosis Among the Four Symptom Groups
| Variables | All sample; N = 568, n (%) | No symptom (1); n = 142, n (%) | Only swelling (2); n = 34, n (%) | Only pain (3); n = 204, n (%) | Lymphatic pain (4); n = 188, n (%) | Fisher's exact p-value; with B-Ha adjustment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lymphedema diagnosis | 1 < 2; p- < 0.001*; 1:3; p = 1.00; 1 < 4; p < 0.001*; 2 > 3; p < 0.001*; 2 > 4; p = 0.427; 3 < 4; p < 0.001* | |||||
| Yes | 124 (21.8) | 7 (4.9) | 19 (55.9) | 10 (4.9) | 88 (46.8) | |
| No | 444 (78.2) | 135 (95.1) | 15 (44.1) | 194 (95.1) | 100 (53.2) | |
| Interlimb volume >5% | 1 < 2; p < 0.001*; 1:3; p = 0.165; 1 < 4; p < 0.001*; 2 > 3; p < 0.001*; 2 > 4; p = 0.002*; 3 < 4; p < 0.001* | |||||
| Yes | 150 (26.4) | 16 (11.3) | 22 (64.7) | 35 (17.2) | 77 (41.0) | |
| No | 418 (73.6) | 126 (88.7) | 12 (35.3) | 169 (82.8) | 111 (59.0) | |
| Interlimb volume >10% | 1 < 2; p < 0.001*; 1:3; p = 0.604; 1 < 4; p < 0.001*; 2 > 3; p < 0.001*; 2 > 4; p = 0.001*; 3 < 4; p < 0.001* | |||||
| Yes | 78 (13.7) | 5 (3.5) | 16 (47.1) | 11 (5.4) | 46 (24.5) | |
| No | 490 (86.3) | 137 (96.5) | 18 (52.9) | 193 (94.6) | 142 (75.5) |
a
Benjamini-Hochberg adjustment to control for false discovery rate.
*
Denotes statistical significance at an alpha level of 0.05.