Table 3.
Mean Minimal Important Difference Values From Baseline to 3 Years Follow-up on Health-related Quality of Life Scales
| BODY-Q BCS | Psychological | Social | Sexual | Physical | Body image | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time point | n | 0.2 SRM | MID estimate | n | 0.2 SRM | MID estimate | n | 0.2 SRM | MID estimate | n | 0.2 SRM | MID estimate | n | 0.2 SRM | MID estimate |
| 6 months post-BCS | 543 | 4.12 | 4 | 541 | 3.51 | 4 | 531 | 5.02 | 5 | 343 | 4.47 | 4 | 546 | 4.80 | 5 |
| 1 year post-BCS | 389 | 4.18 | 4 | 385 | 3.51 | 4 | 378 | 5.04 | 5 | 290 | 4.88 | 5 | 386 | 5.00 | 5 |
| 2 years post-BCS | 121 | 4.67 | 5 | 119 | 3.38 | 3 | 119 | 5.35 | 5 | 88 | 4.24 | 4 | 123 | 5.52 | 6 |
| 3 years post-BCS | 31 | 4.57 | 5 | 31 | 3.77 | 4 | 31 | 5.71 | 6 | 20 | 6.65 | 7 | 31 | 5.46 | 5 |
| Mean | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | ||||||||||
BCS, body contouring surgery; MID, minimal important difference; SRM, standardized response mean.