Table 3. Comparison of the variable chemotherapy in relation to the domains of body image and self-esteem in the case group.
Chemotherapy | Yes (n = 22) | No (n = 68) (Patients who underwent surgery) |
p | Student's t-test | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Mean | SD | Mean | SD | |||
Body image – weight | 24.23 | 6.27 | 23.90 | 7.06 | 0.845 | 0.196 |
Body image – appearance | 49.14 | 18.45 | 59.19 | 16.68 | 0.019 | −2.390 |
High self-esteem | 11.36 | 2.46 | 12.53 | 2.06 | 0.031 | −2.197 |
Low self-esteem | 4.55 | 3.61 | 4.29 | 3.14 | 0.754 | 0.314 |
Overall self-esteem | 6.82 | 5.37 | 8.24 | 4.24 | 0.206 | −1.275 |
Abbreviation: SD, standard deviation of the mean.
Note: Values of p ≤ 0.05 were considered statistically significant.