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In a cross-sectional study of 37 women with lipedema versus 36 with lymphedema, lipedema patients showed moderate depression (PHQ-9 mean 10.4) and impaired global quality of life (LYMQOL-Leg 5.47) comparable to lymphedema patients, while lymphedema patients had worse functional status and life satisfaction; in lipedema, longer disease duration correlated with PHQ-9 (r=-0.415, p=0.028) and BMI correlated with functional impairment.

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Created: 2026-05-31 · Last updated: 2026-05-31

Auto-compiled by the Layer 1 surveillance loop; not yet human-reviewed. anthropic/claude-opus-4.8 · 2026-05-31

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2025The Comparative Evaluation of Depression, Life Satisfaction, and Quality of Life Between Female Patients with Lipedema and Lymphedema — Yaman et al. (2025) · supporting

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Conditionlipedema
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