Characteristic | Lymphedema (n = 107) | Lipedema (n = 96) | p |
---|---|---|---|
Proportion of sample (%) | 52.7 | 47.3 | – |
Outpatients (%) | 54.2 | 56.3 | 0.532 |
Female (%) | 71.0 | 100.0 | < 0.001 |
Living alone (%) | 25.0 | 16.1 | 0.392 |
Education (%) | 0.310 | ||
Basic school (8–9 years) | 6.6 | 11.0 | |
Vocational training | 47.2 | 53.8 | |
College/high school/university | 46.2 | 35.2 | |
Comorbidities (%) | 0.577 | ||
none | 4.8 | 8.5 | |
1 | 19.2 | 16.0 | |
2 | 21.2 | 19.1 | |
3 | 21.2 | 26.6 | |
4 | 14.4 | 12.8 | |
≥ 5 | 19.2 | 17.0 | |
BMI (kg/m2): mean (sd) | 28.1 (8.7) | 34.8 (8.6) | < 0.001 |
Age (years): mean (sd) | 56.4 (14.8) | 46.7 (13.7) | < 0.001 |