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Table 2 Women’s socio-demographic and self-reported health characteristics, Brazil, 2010

From: Prevalence of lymphedema in women undergoing treatment for breast cancer in a referral center in southeastern Brazil

Variable

Variable category

%

Crude PR (CI 95%)

p

Adjusted PRa (CI 95%)

p

Age

up to 56 years

49.1

1

0.17

1

0.20

 

57–75 years

50.9

1.30(0.79–2.15)

 

1.40(0.79–2.45)

 

Skin color

non-White

59.8

1

0.05

1

0.15

 

White

40.2

1.58(0.94–2.68)

 

1.51(0.85–2.66)

 

Schooling

Secondary/higher

37.5

1

0.13

1

0.39

 

Primary

52.7

1.18(0.70–2.00)

 

1.78(0.55–5.72)

 
 

Illiterate

9.8

2.24(0.80–6.26)

 

1.61(0.54–4.79)

 

Obesity

No

70.5

1

0.19

1

0.35

 

Yes

29.5

1.31(0.77–2.25)

 

1.31(0.74–2.32)

 

Vascular changes

No

95.5

1

0.00

1

0.02

 

Yes

4.5

3.84(1.39–10.54)

 

3.67(1.22–1.11)

 
  1. aVariables adjusted within their blocks.
  2. Women’s socio-demographic and self-reported health characteristics, associated with the occurence of lymphedema following surgical treatment for breast cancer, Juiz de Fora (MG), \Brazil, 2010.