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Table 5 Variables associated with lymphedema in women after surgical treatment of breast cancer, Brazil, 2010

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

 

Variables

%

Crude PR (CI 95%)

p

Adjusted PR (CI 95%)a

p

Vascular pathologies

No

95.5

1

0.02

1

0.08

 

Yes

4.5

3.67(1.22–11.11)

 

3.23(1.06–9.90)

 

Seroma

No

25.0

1

<0.01

1

<0.01

 

Yes

75.0

3.01(1.61–5.62)

 

2.71(1.49–4.91)

 

Arm redness

No

66.1

1

0.01

1

<0.01

 

Yes

33.9

8.11(2.20–29.93)

 

3.63(1.67–7.87)

 

Cuticle removal

No

33.9

1

0.01

1

0.01

 

Yes

66.1

2.10(1.116–3.95)

 

2.07(1.16–3.71)

 
  1. a Adjusted between blocks.
  2. Variables associated with lymphedema in women after surgical treatment of breast cancer, after adjustments for variables on self-reported morbidities, treatment characteristics, and postoperative characteristics. Juiz de Fora (MG), Brazil, 2010.
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