31 October 2020 : Clinical Research
Monitoring the Changes of Upper Limb Water in Breast Cancer Patients by Segmental Multi-Frequency Bioelectrical Impedance Analysis
Lijuan Zhang1ACG, Huizhen Zhang1BDF, Xiaohang Liu1BDE, Qiaoling Zhong1BF, Qinghua Luo1BC, Yiheng Zhang2BC, Ni Gong3AFG*, Huiying Qin4AFG, Anli Yang1CDEDOI: 10.12659/MSM.927804
Med Sci Monit 2020; 26:e927804
Table 1 General information on patient demographics and disease (n=442).
| Total (N=442) | |
|---|---|
| Age (years) | |
| <40 | 91 (20.59%) |
| 40–64 | 319 (72.17%) |
| ≥65 | 32 (7.24%) |
| Stage | |
| I | 212 (50.11%) |
| II | 126 (28.57%) |
| III | 66 (14.97%) |
| IV | 28 (6.35%) |
| Affected side | |
| Left | 231 (52.26%) |
| Right | 211 (47.74%) |
| Surgical method | |
| None | 15 (3.39%) |
| Sentinel lymph node biopsy only | 126 (28.51%) |
| Axillary lymph node dissection | 301 (68.10%) |
| Number of lymph nodes dissected | |
| <10 | 152 (34.39%) |
| 10–19 | 201 (45.47%) |
| ≥20 | 89 (20.14%) |
| Metastatic/nonmetastatic | |
| Yes | 188 (45.53%) |
| No | 254 (57.47%) |