Table 5.
EQ-5D-5L™ dimension scores by reconstruction type
| Implant expander (n = 343) |
LD flap (n = 630) |
Abdominal flap (n = 263) |
P* | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mobility | ||||
| No problems | 265 (80.6) | 450 (74.1) | 193 (76.9) | 0.184 |
| Slight problems | 28 (8.5) | 93 (15.3) | 36 (14.3) | |
| Moderate problems | 21 (6.4) | 42 (6.9) | 14 (5.6) | |
| Severe problems | 15 (4.6) | 21 (3.5) | 8 (3.2) | |
| Unable to walk about | 0 (0) | 1 (0.2) | 0 (0) | |
| Total | 329 (100) | 607 (100) | 251 (100) | |
| Self-care | ||||
| No problems | 304 (92.7) | 559 (92.2) | 235 (94.0) | 0.723 |
| Slight problems | 16 (4.9) | 27 (4.5) | 6 (2.4) | |
| Moderate problems | 7 (2.1) | 17 (2.8) | 9 (3.6) | |
| Severe problems | 1 (0.3) | 2 (0.3) | 0 (0) | |
| Unable to wash/dress | 0 (0) | 1 (0.2) | 0 (0) | |
| Total | 328 (100) | 606 (100) | 250 (100) | |
| Usual activities | ||||
| No problems | 232 (70.5) | 421 (69.5) | 181 (72.4) | 0.874 |
| Slight problems | 61 (18.5) | 120 (19.8) | 46 (18.4) | |
| Moderate problems | 24 (7.3) | 49 (8.1) | 15 (6.0) | |
| Severe problems | 10 (3.0) | 14 (2.3) | 8 (3.2) | |
| Unable to do | 2 (0.6) | 2 (0.3) | 0 (0) | |
| Total | 329 (100) | 606 (100) | 250 (100) | |
| Pain/discomfort | ||||
| None | 145 (44.2) | 237 (39.2) | 133 (53.0) | 0.008 |
| Slight | 134 (40.9) | 239 (39.5) | 79 (31.5) | |
| Moderate | 32 (9.8) | 96 (15.9) | 24 (9.6) | |
| Severe | 13 (4.0) | 26 (4.3) | 12 (4.8) | |
| Extreme | 4 (1.2) | 7 (1.2) | 3 (1.2) | |
| Total | 328 (100.0) | 605 (100) | 251 (100) | |
| Anxiety/depression | ||||
| None | 193 (58.7) | 353 (58.4) | 145 (57.8) | 0.897 |
| Slight | 99 (30.1) | 169 (27.9) | 75 (29.9) | |
| Moderate | 31 (9.4) | 61 (10.1) | 22 (8.8) | |
| Severe | 5 (1.5) | 18 (3.0) | 8 (3.2) | |
| Extreme | 1 (0.3) | 4 (0.7) | 1 (0.4) | |
| Total | 329 (100) | 605 (100) | 251 (100) |
Values are n (%). LD, latissimus dorsi. *χ2 test.