Participant characteristics of women in the Lymphedema Evaluation in Gynecological cancer Study (LEGS) diagnosed with ovarian cancer
| Characteristics (n=110) | |||
| Age, years | Menstrual status, n (%) | ||
| Mean±SD | 60.72±10.68 | Pre-/peri-menopausal | 18 (16.4) |
| Range | 33–88 | Post-menopausal | 92 (83.6) |
| Weight, kg | Surgery, n (%) | ||
| Median (range) | 68.75 (45.0–136.8) | Laparotomy | 96 (87.3) |
| Body mass index (BMI), kg/m2 | Lymph node dissection, n (%) | ||
| Median (range) | 25.8 (17.5–52.1) | Yes | 42 (38.2) |
| BMI categories, n (%) | Chemotherapy, n (%) | ||
| Underweight/normal | 43 (39.1) | Adjuvant±neoadjuvant | 88 (80.0) |
| Overweight | 36 (32.7) | No chemotherapy | 17 (15.5.) |
| Obese | 29 (26.4) | Unknown | 5 (4.5) |
| Unknown | 2 (1.8) | ||
| Stage, n (%) | Highest education, n (%) | ||
| Stage I | 26 (23.6) | Grade 12 or below | 66 (60.0) |
| Stage II | 14 (12.7) | Trade/University | 28 (25.5) |
| Stage III | 53 (48.2) | Other | 10 (9.1) |
| Stage IV | 14 (12.7) | Unknown | 6 (5.5) |
| Unknown | 3 (2.7) | ||
| Histological type, n (%) | Employment status, n (%) | ||
| Epithelial | 101 (91.8) | Full-time/part-time/casual | 25 (22.7) |
| Other | 5 (4.5) | Retired/home duties | 66 (60.0) |
| Unknown | 4 (3.6) | Other | 13 (11.8) |
| Unknown | 6 (5.5) | ||
| ECOG status, n (%) | Marital status, n (%) | ||
| 0 | 92 (83.6) | Married/de facto | 66 (60.0) |
| 1 | 16 (14.5) | Not married | 37 (33.6) |
| 2 | 2 (1.8) | Other | 1 (0.9) |
| Unknown | 6 (5.5) | ||
| Smoking, n (%) | Household income, n (%) | ||
| Never/past | 95 (86.4) | ≤$60 000 | 71 (64.5) |
| Current | 11 (10.0) | >$60 000 | 19 (17.3) |
| Unknown | 4 (3.6) | Unknown | 20 (18.2) |
| Birth country, n (%) | |||
| Australia | 79 (71.8) | ||
| Other | 30 (27.3) | ||
| Unknown | 1 (0.9) | ||