Table 4. QOL by histopathological subtype, surgery and radiotherapy .
The data has been represented as mean ± SD. For significance, a p-value of less than 0.05 was considered significant. The significant values are marked with *.
| Subtype | Physical (mean ± SD) | Functional (mean ± SD) | Cognitive (mean ± SD) | Emotional (mean ± SD) | Social (mean ± SD) |
| DCIS | 46.00 ± 1.6 | 12.25 ± 1.1 | 4.25 ± 0.8 | 18.00 ± 3.30 | 7.00 ± 1.4 |
| IDC-NOS | 47.74 ± 5.9 | 12.27 ± 1.8 | 4.13 ± 1.0 | 20.19 ± 3.6 | 7.57 ± 1.7 |
| P value | F = 0.69; p = 0.0411* | F = 0.001; p = 0.981 | F = 0.11; p = 0.755 | F = 2.86; p = 0.01* | F = 0.87; p = 0.037* |
| Operation | |||||
| BCS | 61.57 ± 3.5 | 15.57 ± 0.8 | 5.81 ± 0.4 | 26.05 ± 2.7 | 10.48 ± 0.5 |
| Mastectomy | 46.04 ± 3.4 | 11.88 ± 1.4 | 3.94 ± 0.9 | 19.40 ± 3.1 | 7.20 ± 1.5 |
| P value | F = 389.78; p = 0.000* | F = 140.10; p = 0.000* | F = 88.30; p = 0.000* | F = 88.65; p = 0.000* | F = 98.73; p = 0.000* |
| Adjuvant radiotherapy | |||||
| Not Received | 46.04 ± 3.4 | 11.88 ± 1.4 | 3.94 ± 0.9 | 19.40 ± 3.1 | 7.20 ± 1.5 |
| Received | 61.57 ± 3.5 | 15.57 ± 0.8 | 5.81 ± 0.4 | 26.05 ± 2.7 | 10.48 ± 0.5 |
| p-value | F = 389.78; p= 0.000* | F = 140.10; p = 0.000* | F = 88.30; p = 0.000* | F = 88.65; p = 0.000* | F = 98.73; p = 0.000* |