Table 3.
Multivariate-Adjusted Normalized Scores for the SF-36 in Participants With Unilateral Breast Cancer Between 1986 and 2003 Who Responded to the 2004 Follow-Up Survey
| SF-36 Summary and Subscales | Women With Unilateral Breast Cancer (n = 1,287)
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Women Without Lymphedema or Arm Symptoms (n = 708)
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Women Diagnosed With Lymphedema (n = 104)*
|
Effect Size† | Arm Symptoms Without Lymphedema (n = 475)‡
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Effect Size§ | P‖ | P¶ | P# | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean Score | SE | Mean Score | SE | Mean Score | SE | Mean Score | SE | ||||||
| Physical component summary | 40.2 | 0.3 | 41.9 | 0.4 | 38.5 | 1.0 | 0.3 | 38.0 | 0.5 | 0.4 | .01 | < .0001 | 1.00 |
| Mental component summary | 53.0 | 0.3 | 54.1 | 0.4 | 53.5 | 1.0 | 0.1 | 51.3 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 1.00 | < .0001 | .17 |
| Vitality/fatigue | 48.3 | 0.3 | 49.9 | 0.4 | 46.4 | 0.9 | 0.3 | 46.3 | 0.4 | 0.3 | .002 | < .0001 | 1.00 |
| Physical functioning | 39.0 | 0.3 | 40.3 | 0.4 | 37.6 | 1.0 | 0.25 | 37.3 | 0.5 | 0.3 | .04 | < .0001 | 1.00 |
| Role limitations, physical | 41.2 | 0.3 | 43.0 | 0.4 | 39.9 | 1.1 | 0.3 | 38.8 | 0.5 | 0.4 | .03 | < .0001 | .98 |
| Mental health | 52.0 | 0.2 | 53.0 | 0.3 | 52.2 | 0.9 | 0.1 | 50.5 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 1.00 | < .0001 | .21 |
| Role limitations, emotional | 46.8 | 0.3 | 48.2 | 0.5 | 46.5 | 1.2 | 0.2 | 44.9 | 0.6 | 0.3 | .54 | < .0001 | .65 |
| Social functioning | 48.9 | 0.3 | 50.5 | 0.4 | 47.5 | 1.0 | 0.3 | 46.7 | 0.5 | 0.35 | .02 | < .0001 | 1.00 |
| Bodily pain | 45.9 | 0.3 | 47.8 | 0.4 | 44.2 | 1.0 | 0.3 | 43.4 | 0.5 | 0.4 | .003 | < .0001 | 1.00 |
| General health | 46.4 | 0.2 | 47.9 | 0.3 | 44.8 | 0.9 | 0.4 | 44.5 | 0.4 | 0.5 | .002 | < .0001 | 1.00 |
Abbreviation: SF-36, Medical Outcomes Study Short Form-36.
Participants with unilateral breast cancer who self-reported a diagnosis of lymphedema on the 2004 survey.
Effect size comparing women with diagnosed lymphedema with women without lymphedema or symptoms.
Participants with unilateral breast cancer who experienced any arm symptoms on the 2004 survey.
Effect size comparing women with arm symptoms with women without lymphedema or symptoms.
Pairwise t-test with Bonferroni adjustment comparing women with diagnosed lymphedema v women without lymphedema or arm symptoms, adjusted for age, body mass index, and comorbidity index.
Pairwise t-test with Bonferroni adjustment comparing women with arm symptoms v women without lymphedema/arm symptoms, adjusted for age, body mass index, and comorbidity index.
Pairwise t-test with Bonferroni adjustment comparing women with arm symptoms v women with lymphedema, adjusted for age, body mass index, and comorbidity index.