|
Characteristics at diagnosis
|
Dercum (n = 9)
|
LMS (n = 11)
|
p
|
|---|
|
Clinical data
|
|
Sex-ratio (M/F)
|
0.5 (3 M/6F)
|
1.75 (7 M/4F)
|
0.005
|
|
Age (years)
|
30.8 [16–50]
|
31.2 [18–68]
|
0.69
|
|
Weight (kg)
|
89 [58–98]
|
100 [55–142]
|
0.42
|
|
BMI (kg/m2)
|
32 [27–59]
|
31 [25–35]
|
0.71
|
|
Number of lipomas > 10 (%; n/N)
|
89% (8/9)
|
82% (9/11)
|
> 0.9
|
|
Encapsulated—fibrotic—ecchymotic (%; n/N)
|
89–11–11% (9/9)
|
100–9–9% (11/11)
|
> 0.9
|
|
History of surgery (%; n/N)
|
56% (7/9)
|
54.5% (6/11)
|
> 0.9
|
|
Lipomas sites
|
|
Forearm/arm (%; n/N)
|
56% (5/9)
|
82% (9/11)
|
0.042
|
|
Back
|
56% (5/9)
|
27% (3/11)
|
0.87
|
|
Abdomen
|
44% (4/9)
|
55% (6/11)
|
0.99
|
|
Thigh
|
67% (6/7)
|
73% (8/11)
|
> 0.99
|
|
Flank/ Lumbar fossa
|
44% (4/9)
|
36% (4/11)
|
> 0.99
|
|
Legs
|
11% (1/9)
|
27% (3/11)
|
0.80
|
|
Other
|
44% (4/9)
|
9% (1/11)
|
0.048
|
|
Personal history
|
|
Treated hypertension (%; n/N)
|
22% (2/9)
|
64% (7/11)
|
0.33
|
|
Diabetes (%; n/N)
|
33% (3/9)
|
9% (1/11)
|
0.28
|
|
Treated dyslipidemia (%; n/N)
|
11% (1/9)
|
45% (5/11)
|
0.16
|
|
Family history
|
|
History of lipomatosis
|
11% (1/9)
|
27% (3/11)
|
> 0.9
|
|
History of diabetes
|
55% (5/9)
|
9% (1/11)
|
> 0.9
|
- The number of patients studied was indicated only when at least one data point was missing: n: number of examinations performed/ N: total number of patients in the group
- *: p < 0.05, **: p < 0.01, ***: p < 0.001, ns: non significant; p > 0.05*: p < 0.05, **: p < 0.01, ***: p < 0.001, ns: non significant
