The prevalence of lymphoedema in women who attended an information and exercise class to reduce the risk of breast cancer-related upper limb lymphoedema

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Table 3 Level of agreement between clinically-determined lymphoedema and other methods

Clinical assessment data, n = 40	Clinical assessment by researcher		Kappa
Clinical assessment data, n = 40	Lymphoedema present n = 12	No current lymphoedema n = 28	Kappa
≥10 % ELV (whole arm)	2	0	0.217, p = 0.029
≥5 % ELV (whole arm)	6	6	0.278, p = 0.083
≥200 ml difference between arms	1	0
Patient self-report, n = 40
Current arm swelling	9^a	1^b	0.833, p = 0.000
Current swelling limited to hand	3	2
Swelling resolved	0	12
Never swollen	0	13