| Do you feel that there is something wrong with your legs, but don’t know what it is? (p1) |
Yes, my legs are big, they look like posts/tree trunks and I have fat ankles. |
3 |
< 0.001 |
| Yes, my legs are bigger (comparatively) than the rest of my body. |
2 |
| Yes, my legs are big and proportional to the rest of my body. |
1 |
| No, my legs are fine. |
0 |
| Is the lower part of your body larger and disproportional compared to your trunk/upper body? (p2) |
Yes, the bottom part of my body is clearly disproportional to my upper body/trunk. My pants are at least 3 sizes larger than my blouse size. |
2 |
< 0.001 |
| Yes, my lower body is discretely disproportional to my trunk/upper body. My pants are 1 to 2 sizes larger than my blouse size. |
1 |
| No, my upper body/trunk is larger than the bottom half of my body. My blouse size is larger than my pants size. |
0 |
| No, the upper and lower parts of my body are proportional. My blouse size and pants size are the same. |
0 |
| Do you have problems losing weight, particularly from the lower part of your body? (p3) |
Yes, I can’t lose weight whatever I do, especially from my thighs/legs, hips, and/or arms, which just seem to get bigger. |
2 |
< 0.001 |
| Yes, I try a lot, but only seem to lose weight from my trunk/upper body, often except for my arms. |
1 |
| No, with dieting and exercise I can manage to lose weight. Weight/fat seems to come off proportionally from my whole body. |
0 |
| No, I don’t have a weight problem or find it difficult to lose weight. My weight is normally stable. |
0 |
| During puberty, did you put on weight, primarily on the thighs/legs, hips, buttocks, or arms? (p4) |
Yes, I put on lots of weight during puberty, especially on my thighs and legs, hips, buttocks, and/or arms. |
2 |
< 0.001 |
| Yes, I put on some weight during puberty. My thighs/legs, hips, buttocks, and/or arms seemed to get bigger than the other parts of my body. |
1 |
| No, I put on some weight during puberty, which was distributed around my whole body and not just my thighs/legs, hips, buttocks, and arms. |
0 |
| No, I put on a little weight, but lost it easily with dieting and exercise. |
0 |
| No, I didn’t put on weight. My weight was very stable during puberty. |
0 |
| During or soon after pregnancy/breastfeeding, did you put on weight or notice changes to your thighs/legs, hips, buttocks, and/or arms? (p5) |
Yes, I put on a lot of weight (> 23kg), mostly on my thighs/legs, hips, buttocks, and/or arms during or soon after pregnancy and/or breastfeeding. |
2 |
0.148 |
| Yes, I put on 16-23kg, some on the thighs/legs, hips, buttocks, and/or arms soon after pregnancy and/or breastfeeding. |
1 |
| No, I put on weight normally (11-15kg), I didn’t put on extra weight on my thighs/legs, hips, buttocks, and/or arms during or soon after pregnancy and/or breastfeeding. |
0 |
| No, I put on less weight than expected or lost weight during or soon after pregnancy and/or breastfeeding. |
0 |
| Not applicable, I have never been pregnant. |
0 |
| During the menopause, did you put on weight or notice changes to your thighs/legs, hips, buttocks, and/or arms? (p6) |
Yes, I put on a lot of weight, and my thighs/legs, hips, buttocks, and/or arms got bigger. |
2 |
- |
| Yes, I put on weight, and my thighs/legs, hips, buttocks, and/or arms got a bit bigger. |
1 |
| Not really, I put on some weight, but it was equally distributed around my whole body or on my belly. |
0 |
| No, I didn’t put on weight. |
0 |
| Not applicable, I haven’t gone through the menopause yet. |
0 |
| Do your legs hurt? (p7) |
Yes, my legs are very sensitive. They’re painful or I feel like they’re burning even when they aren’t touched. |
3 |
< 0.001 |
| Yes, my legs are painful and uncomfortable with any kind of contact. |
2 |
| Sometimes, my legs hurt if pressed or if I spend a long time standing up. |
1 |
| No, my legs don’t hurt. |
0 |
| Do you have swollen legs? (p8) |
Yes, my legs seem to be swollen all the time. It gets worse in the heat and when its humid and raising them doesn’t help with the swelling. Both legs swell up equally. |
2 |
0.001 |
| Yes, my legs often feel swollen, but raising them sometimes helps. Both legs gets swollen. |
1 |
| No, my legs practically don’t swell up, swell up a little when it’s hot or humid, or only after a plane journey or when I have my period, but they quickly go back to normal size, especially if I raise them. And/or only one of my legs swells up. |
0 |
| No, I rarely feel my legs are swollen. |
0 |
| Do your legs or arms bruise easily? (p9) |
Yes, my legs and arms bruise very easily, I don’t even know how I manage to bruise them. |
2 |
0.002 |
| Yes, my legs and arms sometimes bruise, with minimal contact. |
1 |
| I don’t bruise easily. |
0 |
Development of a questionnaire and screening model for lipedema
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