A scoring system for predicting the risk of breast cancer-related lymphedema.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

We aimed to establish a scoring system to predict the risk of breast cancer-related lymphedema.

Methods

From April 2017 to December 2018, 533 patients who previously underwent surgery for breast cancer were enrolled in this cross-sectional study. Univariate analysis was performed to explore and define the risk factors. A scoring system was then established on the basis of odds ratio values in the regression analysis.

Results

The additive scoring system values ranged from 6 to 22. The receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curve of this scoring system showed a sensitivity and specificity of 83.3% and 57.3%, respectively, to predict the risk of lymphedema at a cut-off of 15.5 points; the area under the curve was 0.736 (95% confidence interval: 0.662-0.811), w

SUBMITTER: Li F 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7031125 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature