Table 2.
Unadjusted BREAST-Q scores by reconstruction type
| Satisfaction with breasts (n = 1084) | Psychosocial well-being (n = 1177) | Physical well-being (n = 1055) | Sexual well-being* (n = 800) | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| n | Mean score | P† | n | Mean score | P† | n | Mean score | P† | n | Mean score | P† | |
| Implant/expander | 293 | 54.7 (52.4, 56.9) |
< 0.001 | 328 | 72.2 (70.0, 74.5) |
0.006 | 296 | 82.1 (80.0, 84.1) |
< 0.001 | 225 | 44.7 (41.4, 47.9) |
0.013 |
| LD flap | 555 | 59.0 (57.2, 60.7) |
597 | 73.3 (71.5, 75.0) |
532 | 79.5 (77.8, 81.3) |
390 | 47.4 (44.8, 50.0) |
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| Abdominal flap | 236 | 67.6 (65.0, 70.3) |
252 | 77.6 (74.9, 80.2) |
227 | 87.8 (85.6, 89.8) |
185 | 51.2 (47.7, 54.8) |
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Values in parentheses are 95% confidence intervals. *The sexual well-being scale was an optional part of the questionnaire and a proportion of respondents elected not to complete this section. LD, latissimus dorsi. †ANOVA.