Table 3.
BREAST-Q Scores
| All Patients | N | Commercial (n=1,011)1 | N | Medicaid (n=89)1 | N | Medicare (n=185)1 | p-value2 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Physical Well-being of the Chest | |||||||
| Preoperative | 512 | 76 (60, 91) | 28 | 73 (60, 91) | 89 | 71 (55, 85) | 0.059 |
| 2-weeks | 578 | 60 (50, 71) | 46 | 60 (41, 72) | 94 | 64 (45, 76) | 0.5 |
| 3-months | 487 | 68 (59, 80) | 27 | 68 (58, 83) | 81 | 64 (50, 77) | 0.3 |
| 6-months | 575 | 72 (60, 85) | 48 | 68 (55, 80) | 110 | 69 (56, 81) | 0.016 |
| 1-year | 644 | 76 (64, 92) | 44 | 70 (57, 85) | 122 | 68 (56, 80) | 0.005 |
| 2-year | 413 | 76 (64, 92) | 27 | 64 (55, 83) | 80 | 76 (55, 85) | 0.031 |
| Physical Well-being of the Abdomen | |||||||
| Preoperative | 482 | 83 (69, 100) | 26 | 100 (71, 100) | 83 | 76 (63, 100) | 0.8 |
| 2-weeks | 572 | 49 (39, 58) | 44 | 47 (39, 58) | 92 | 52 (43, 60) | 0.2 |
| 3-months | 482 | 61 (52, 72) | 26 | 61 (47, 71) | 78 | 66 (51, 76) | 0.7 |
| 6-months | 567 | 66 (56, 81) | 46 | 64 (51, 75) | 104 | 66 (54, 81) | 0.4 |
| 1-year | 629 | 69 (58, 81) | 42 | 66 (56, 80) | 120 | 66 (56, 88) | 0.8 |
| 2-year | 409 | 69 (58, 88) | 26 | 76 (58, 88) | 77 | 69 (58, 81) | 0.7 |
| Satisfaction with Breasts | |||||||
| Preoperative | 501 | 48 (33, 58) | 26 | 41 (30, 52) | 88 | 44 (34, 58) | 0.7 |
| 3-months | 464 | 59 (52, 69) | 25 | 61 (55, 67) | 76 | 58 (46, 71) | 0.8 |
| 6-months | 568 | 62 (53, 75) | 48 | 59 (52, 71) | 102 | 58 (48, 71) | 0.08 |
| 1-year | 634 | 64 (53, 78) | 45 | 58 (49, 75) | 119 | 61 (48, 75) | 0.09 |
| 2-year | 412 | 65 (53, 78) | 26 | 64 (53, 75) | 79 | 65 (52, 75) | 0.5 |
| Psychosocial Well-being | |||||||
| Preoperative | 500 | 60 (47, 74) | 27 | 62 (43, 75) | 88 | 60 (48, 75) | 0.9 |
| 3-months | 466 | 65 (52, 83) | 25 | 69 (52, 79) | 78 | 64 (51, 82) | >0.9 |
| 6-months | 564 | 66 (53, 83) | 47 | 64 (50, 85) | 106 | 61 (52, 79) | 0.2 |
| 1-year | 635 | 69 (56, 87) | 43 | 60 (52, 70) | 119 | 65 (53, 83) | 0.1 |
| 2-year | 410 | 69 (56, 87) | 27 | 64 (52, 94) | 80 | 68 (58, 86) | 0.7 |
| Sexual Well-being | |||||||
| Preoperative | 478 | 43 (29, 59) | 24 | 41 (24, 55) | 80 | 43 (24, 62) | 0.8 |
| 3-months | 445 | 48 (34, 59) | 22 | 53 (30, 64) | 68 | 46 (29, 59) | 0.9 |
| 6-months | 544 | 48 (36, 63) | 42 | 48 (25, 59) | 96 | 43 (31, 59) | 0.2 |
| 1-year | 612 | 52 (39, 66) | 40 | 42 (24, 57) | 106 | 48 (32, 63) | 0.049 |
| 2-year | 400 | 53 (39, 66) | 24 | 43 (32, 61) | 68 | 48 (36, 66) | 0.8 |