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Table 4 Gender distribution of ultrasound features of our participants

From: Assessment of venous Doppler ultrasound findings of acute unilateral lower limb swelling in a tertiary facility in central Ghana: a retrospective analytical study

Variable

Sex

Features

Male

Female

P value

Edema with thickened skin and subcutaneous layers

 Yes

32 (47.8%)

35 (52.2%)

0.898

 No

41 (48.8%)

43 (51.2%)

 

Multiple inguinal lymphadenopathy

 Yes

41 (40.0%)

41 (50.0%)

0.657

 No

32 (46.4%)

37 (53.6%)

 

Multiple popliteal lymphadenopathy

 Yes

0 (0.0%)

1 (100.0%)

0.249

 No

73 (48.7%)

77 (51.3%)

 

Deep veins intraluminal echoes/thrombi

 Yes

8 (38.1%)

13 (61.9%)

0.311

 No

65 (50.0%)

65 (50.0%)

 

Deep veins with no flow on color Doppler

 Yes

8 (38.1%)

13 (61.9%)

0.311

 No

65 (50.0%)

65 (50.0%)

 

Incompressible superficial veins

 Yes

1 (100.0%)

0 (0.0%)

0.227

 No

72 (48.0%)

78 (52.0%)

 

Incompressible deep veins

 Yes

8 (38.1%)

13 (61.9%)

0.309

 No

65 (50.0%)

65 (50.0%)

 

Dilated superficial tortuous veins

 Yes

2 (40.0%)

3 (60.0%)

0.703

 No

71 (48.6%)

75 (51.4%)

 

Popliteal fossa thick-walled cystic mass/lesion

 Yes

2 (33.3%)

4 (66.7%)

0.448

 No

71 (49.0%)

74 (51.0%)

 

No augmentation with distal compression

 Yes

1 (100.0%)

0 (0.0%)

0.227

 No

72 (48.0%)

78 (52.0%)

 

Distended superficial veins with intraluminal echoes/thrombi

 Yes

1 (100.0%)

0 (0.0%)

0.227

 No

72 (48.0%)

78 (52.0%)

 

Lower limb ulceration

 Yes

2 (66.7%)

1 (33.3%)

0.518

 No

71 (48.0%)

77 (52.0%)