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Table 2 Score data and comparison lymphedema (n = 107) to lipedema (n = 96)

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

Scale

Abbr

Lymphedema

Lipedema

bivariate/unadjusted

adjusted/multivariate

mean

sd

fl

ce

mean

sd

fl

ce

SMD

95%

CI

p

SMD

95%

CI

p

SF-36

 Physical functioning

PF

70.9

21.2

–

4

65.4

23.3

–

2

0.25

−0.03

0.52

0.075

0.33

0.05

0.60

0.021

 Role physical

RP

66.3

24.7

–

18

60.7

26.8

2

10

0.22

−0.06

0.49

0.116

0.18

−0.10

0.46

0.206

 Bodily pain

BP

68.1

26.7

–

28

42.4

23.9

6

4

1.01

0.72

1.30

0.000

0.83

0.56

1.11

0.000

 General health

GH

60.8

20.1

–

2

54.0

18.8

–

1

0.35

0.07

0.62

0.011

0.30

0.02

0.58

0.033

 Vitality

VT

54.4

19.1

–

–

44.1

19.5

1

–

0.53

0.25

0.81

0.000

0.39

0.12

0.67

0.006

 Social functioning

SF

72.1

27.0

2

34

64.8

26.2

2

20

0.28

0.00

0.55

0.045

0.26

−0.02

0.53

0.071

 Role emotional

RE

72.6

27.4

1

36

70.4

27.2

2

27

0.08

−0.19

0.36

0.564

0.08

−0.20

0.36

0.580

 Mental health

MH

68.3

20.2

–

4

61.5

19.3

–

1

0.34

0.07

0.62

0.012

0.25

−0.02

0.53

0.072

 PCS

PCS

46.1

8.9

–

–

41.0

9.5

–

–

0.55

0.27

0.83

0.000

0.53

0.25

0.80

0.000

 MCS

MCS

45.5

12.1

–

–

43.0

12.2

–

–

0.20

−0.07

0.48

0.142

0.14

−0.13

0.42

0.307

FLQA-lk

 Physical complaints

Phys

65.2

20.9

–

3

44.9

17.4

–

–

1.05

0.75

1.34

0.000

0.93

0.65

1.21

0.000

 Everyday life

Ever

64.3

24.2

–

7

60.4

23.0

–

–

0.16

−0.12

0.44

0.249

0.04

−0.24

0.32

0.780

 Social life

Soci

76.1

23.7

–

15

65.7

24.4

–

8

0.43

0.15

0.71

0.002

0.30

0.02

0.58

0.035

 Emotional well-being

Emot

63.4

21.2

1

2

52.5

21.6

1

2

0.51

0.23

0.79

0.000

0.36

0.09

0.64

0.010

 Treatment

Trea

60.5

20.0

–

25

53.0

19.9

2

41

0.38

0.10

0.65

0.006

0.01

−0.26

0.29

0.921

 Health state (general)

Heal

77.7

21.8

–

1

74.4

29.5

2

–

0.13

−0.15

0.40

0.369

0.35

0.07

0.63

0.014

 Total score

FLQ

67.9

17.7

–

–

58.5

17.0

–

–

0.54

0.26

0.82

0.000

0.41

0.13

0.68

0.004

KOS-ADL

 Symptoms

Sym

71.9

21.6

–

6

62.1

24.3

1

2

0.42

0.15

0.70

0.002

0.38

0.10

0.66

0.008

 Function

Fun

73.9

19.1

–

8

63.7

23.7

–

8

0.48

0.20

0.75

0.000

0.47

0.19

0.74

0.001

 Function change

Cha

70.5

20.7

1

4

65.3

23.8

2

3

0.23

−0.05

0.52

0.102

0.24

−0.04

0.52

0.087

 Total score

KOS

73.0

19.2

–

3

63.0

22.7

–

–

0.48

0.20

0.75

0.000

0.45

0.17

0.73

0.002

SCL-90R

 Interpersonal sensitivity

Int

84.5

16.4

–

10

73.2

21.3

–

3

0.60

0.32

0.88

0.000

0.32

0.04

0.59

0.026

 Obsessive/compulsive

Obs

84.2

17.3

–

14

81.4

15.6

–

5

0.17

−0.11

0.45

0.224

0.03

−0.25

0.31

0.820

6 min walking test

6 MW

463.7

114.0

–

–

426.1

141.2

–

–

0.30

−0.02

0.62

0.064

0.28

−0.05

0.60

0.096

  1. Legend: Scaling of all scores: 0 = worst (maximal symptoms/disability), 100 = best (no symptoms/full function), exception: 6 MWT (meters), Abbr: Abbreviation (for use in the appendices), sd Standard deviation, fl Floor (%), ce = ceiling (%), SMD Standardized mean difference between the scores of lymphedema and lipedema, 95% CI 95% confidence interval of the SMD, p Type I error of the test that the SMD ≠ 0 (2-tailed, independent samples), SF-36 Short Form 36, PCS Physical component summary, MCS Mental component summary, FLQA-lk Freiburger Lebensqualitäts Assessment-Lympherkrankungen Kurzversion (Freiburg Quality of life Assessment Lymph Disorders, Short Version), KOS-ADL Knee Outcome Survey – Activities of Daily Living, SCL-90R Symptom Checklist 90 (items) – revised, 6 MWT 6 min walking test
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