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Table 1 Socio-demographic and disease-relevant data (n = 175)

From: Cross-sectional validity and specificity of comprehensive measurement in lymphedema and lipedema of the lower extremity: a comparison of five outcome instruments

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

  1. Legend: BMI Body mass index, sd Standard deviation, p = type I error (2-tailed, Chi-square or t-test for independent samples)