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Table 3 Mean changes in affected limb volume

From: Home management of lower limb lymphoedema with an intermittent pneumatic compression device: a feasibility study

Time Period

Control (ml)

Intervention (ml)

Difference in mean limb volume change (control–intervention) (ml)

0–3 months

− 360 95% CI [− 593, − 128]

− 78, 95% CI [− 437, 279]

− 282 (p = 0.13)*

0–6 months

− 513 95% CI [− 1065, 39]

− 530 95% CI [− 1100, 39]

17 (p = 0.56)*

3–6 months

− 153 95% CI [− 667, 362]

− 451 95% CI [− 1125, 223]

298 (p = 0.74)*

  1. *P values from Mann-Whitney U test