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Table 3 Distribution of means and the frequency of elapsed time intervals between procedures that were applied to 97 women according to presence and absence of AWS (cords)-Cancer Hospital of Pernambuco – December 2011-July 2012

From: Frequency and associated factors of axillary web syndrome in women who had undergone breast cancer surgery: a transversal and retrospective study

Temporal distribution between procedures

AWS (cords)

P Value

Present (n=28)

Absent (n=69)

Mean ±SEM

95% CI

Mean ±SEM

95% CI

From diagnosis to surgerical treatment (days)

75.6±14.4

45.91-105.2

95.0±23.7

47.6-142.5

 

Up to 60 days n (%)

19 (67.8)

 

42 (60.9)

 

0.603

More than 60 days n (%)

9 (32.2)

 

27 (39.1)

 

0.342

From surgery to interview (days)

263.0±151.8

0.0-574.5

362.8±124.8

113.8-611.8

 

Up to 60 days n (%)

24 (85.7)

 

54 (78.3)

 

0.649

More than 60 days n (%)

4 (14.3)

 

15 (21.7)

 

0.296

From the first treatment to interview (days)

329.8±158.5

4.0-655.7

406.3±123.6

159.6-652.9

 

Up to 60 days n (%)

17 (60.7)

 

42 (60.9)

 

0.731

More than 60 days n (%)

11 (39.3)

 

27 (39.1)

 

0.582

  1. Legend: SEM – standard error of the mean p Value calculated from the Student t test for differences in means.