Table 2 Demographic and lymphedema stages of cases and control
Variable | Stage I (1) (n = 5) | Stage II (2) (n = 13) | Stage III (3) (n = 10) | Stage IV (4) (n = 25) | Stage V (5) (n = 13) | Stage VI (6) (n = 19) | Stage VII (7) (n = 8) | P value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Age/years | 62.40 ± 3.6 | 58.85 ± 6.1 | 56.70 ± 7.3 | 41.56 ± 14.6 | 47.08 ± 9.8 | 46.01 ± 13.2 | 53.01 ± 6.1 | < 0.001* |
P value** | 1 vs. 2 = 0.353 | 2 vs. 3 = 0.976 | 3 vs. 4 = 0.001 | 4 vs. 5 = 0.157 | 5 vs. 6 = 0.792 | 6 vs. 7 = 0.145 | 1 vs. 7 = 0.148 | |
1 vs. 3 = 0.360 | 2 vs. 4 < 0.001 | 3 vs. 5 = 0.046 | 4 vs. 6 = 0.200 | 5 vs. 7 = 0.247 | 1 vs. 6 = 0.005 | 2 vs. 7 = 0.451 | ||
1 vs. 4 < 0.001 | 2 vs. 5 = 0.030 | 3 vs. 6 = 0.017 | 4 vs. 7 = 0.015 | 1 vs. 5 = 0.012 | 2 vs. 6 = 0.009 | 3 vs. 7 = 0.492 | ||
Sex | ||||||||
Female | 5 (100%) | 7 (53.8%) | 5 (50%) | 15 (60%) | 5 (38.5%) | 16 (84.2%) | 4 (50%) | = 0.033*** |
Male | 0 (0%) | 6 (46.2%) | 5 (50%) | 10 (40%) | 8 (61.5%) | 3 (15.8%) | 4 (50%) | |