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Table 5 Distribution showing the relationship between age and ultrasound diagnosis

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

Age

Diagnosis

 ≤ 18 years

19–39 years

40–60 years

 > 60 years

P value

Inguinal lymphadenopathy

 Yes

0 (0.0%)

4 (12.1%)

16 (48.5%)

13 (39.4%)

0.519

 No

2 (1.7%)

12 (10.3%)

43 (37.1%)

59 (50.9%)

 

Cellulitis

 Yes

0 (0.0%)

2 (4.3%)

16 (34.0%)

29 (61.7%)

0.047*

 No

2 (1.9%)

14 (13.5%)

45 (43.3%)

43 (41.3%)

 

Deep vein thrombosis

 Yes

0 (0.0%)

2 (9.5%)

10 (47.6%)

9 (42.9%)

0.789

 No

2 (1.5%)

14 (10.8%)

51 (39.2%)

63 (48.5%)

 

Varicose veins

 Yes

0 (0.0%)

0 (0.0%)

2 (40.0%)

3 (60.0%)

0.714

 No

2 (1.4%)

16 (11.0%)

59 (40.4%)

69 (47.3%)

 

Popliteal cyst/baker’s cyst

 Yes

0 (0.0%)

0 (0.0%)

3 (50.0%)

3 (50.0%)

0.660

 No

2 (1.4%)

16 (11.0%)

56 (40.0%)

69 (47.6%)

 

Superficial thrombophlebitis

 Yes

0 (0.0%)

0 (0.0%)

0 (0.0%)

1 (100.0%)

0.685

 No

2 (1.3%)

16 (10.7%)

61 (40.7%)

71 (47.3%)

 

Lower limb pyomyositis

 Yes

0 (0.0%)

1 (33.3%)

2 (66.7%)

0 (0.0%)

0.225

 No

2 (1.4%)

15 (10.1%)

59 (39.9%)

72 (48.6%)

 

Lymphatic obstruction

 Yes

0 (0.0%)

0 (0.0%)

1 (50.0%)

2 (66.7%)

0.809

 No

2 (1.4%)

16 (10.8%)

60 (40.5%)

70 (47.3%)

 
  1. *Statistically significant