Table 5.
Mean Minimal Important Difference Values From Baseline to 3 Years Follow-up on Appearance Scales, Part 2
| BODY-Q BCS | Nipples | Chest | Stretch marks | Skin | Scars | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | 46 | 5.97 | 6 | 46 | 5.64 | 6 | 475 | 5.03 | 5 | 530 | 5.73 | 6 | 7 | 4.43 | 4 |
| 1 year post-BCS | 28 | 4.80 | 5 | 30 | 5.56 | 6 | 272 | 4.93 | 5 | 354 | 5.74 | 6 | 45 | 4.54 | 5 |
| 2 years post-BCS | 7 | 11.6 | 12 | 8 | 6.30 | 6 | 100 | 4.73 | 5 | 116 | 5.84 | 6 | 2 | 8.34 | 8 |
| 3 years post-BCS | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 29 | 4.92 | 5 | 31 | 5.71 | 6 | 0 | — | — |
| Mean | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 3 | ||||||||||
BCS, body contouring surgery; MID, minimal important difference; SRM, standardized response mean.