Table 2 Demographic and clinical variables of patients in the study groups
Variable | Group | |
|---|---|---|
Without lymphedema (n = 230) | With lymphedema (n = 740) | |
N (%) | N (%) | |
Occupation | ||
Housewife | 168 (75.7) | 573(82) |
Employed | 54 (24.3) | 126 (18) |
Education | ||
High school diploma and lower education | 131 (58) | 499 (70.9) |
Higher education | 95 (42) | 205 (29.1) |
Marital status | ||
Single | 32 (13.9) | 83 (11.4) |
Married | 192 (83.5) | 616 (84.7) |
Divorced | 4 (1.7) | 22 (3) |
Widow | 2 (0.9) | 6 (0.8) |
Type of surgery | ||
Mastectomy | 120 (52.2) | 496 (67.9) |
Breast preservation | 110 (47.8) | 235 (32.1) |
|  | Mean (± SD) | Mean (± SD) |
|---|---|---|
Age | 48 (10.75) | 50.19 (11.12) |
BMI | 27.36 (5.1) | 28.95 (5.14) |
Duration of lymphedema (months) | 7.61 (15.97) | 22.28 (40.41) |
Number of removed lymph nodes | 11.44 (6.15) | 11.99 (6.04) |
Number of involved lymph nodes | 2.05 (3.85) | 4.09 (5.39) |