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Table 6 Distribution showing the relationship between gender and ultrasound diagnoses

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

Diagnosis

Male

Female

P value

Inguinal lymphadenopathy

 Yes

14 (42.4%)

19 (57.6%)

0.441

 No

59 (50.0%)

59 (50.0%)

 

Cellulitis

 Yes

25 (53.2%)

22 (46.8%)

0.423

 No

48 (46.2%)

56 (53.8%)

 

Deep vein thrombosis

 Yes

8 (38.1%)

13 (61.9%)

0.311

 No

65 (50.0%)

65 (50.0%)

 

Varicose veins

 Yes

2 (40.0%)

3 (60.0%)

0.703

 No

71 (48.6%)

75 (51.4%)

 

Popliteal cyst/baker’s cyst

 Yes

2 (33.3%)

4 (66.7%)

0.448

 No

71 (49.0%)

74 (51.0%)

 

Superficial thrombophlebitis

 Yes

1 (100.0%)

0 (0.0%)

0.227

 No

72 (48.0%)

78 (52.0%)

 

Lower limb pyomyositis

 Yes

2 (66.7%)

1 (33.3%)

0.518

 No

71 (48.0%)

77 (52.0%)

 

Lymphatic obstruction

 Yes

2 (66.7%)

1 (33.3%)

0.518

 No

71 (48.0%)

77 (52.0%)