Effect of complete decongestive therapy and home program on health- related quality of life in post mastectomy lymphedema patients

Table 1 Participant demographics

Variables		CT group (n = 30) M ± SD	CDT group (n = 30)	t Value	Sig.(p value)
Age (Years)		56.3 ± 3.3	56 ± 3.5	0.34	0.7*
Educational level	Literate	25 (42 %)	27 (45 %)	0.14	0.7*
Educational level	Illiterate	5 (8 %)	3 (5 %)	0.14	0.7*
Marital status	Single	4 (7 %)	5 (8 %)	0.13	0.7*
Marital status	Married	26 (43 %)	25 (42 %)	0.13	0.7*
Type of surgery	Radical Mastectomy	17 (43 %)	18 (45 %)	0.22	0.6*
Type of surgery	Modified Radical Mastectomy	3 (8 %)	2 (5 %)	0.22	0.6*
Affected Arm	Dominant	15 (38 %)	14 (35 %)	0.12	0.7*
Affected Arm	Non Dominant	5 (13 %)	6 (15 %)	0.12	0.7*

M mean, SD standard deviation, t- value independent t test, *Not significant at P ≤0.05

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