TABLE 1.
Demographic and surgical variables
| Variable | N = 269 |
|---|---|
| Age at CPM, years, mean (range) | 47.4 (24.1, 75.3) |
| Age at 1st survey, years, mean (range) | 58.1 (31.7, 84.3) |
| Age at 2nd survey, years, mean (range) | 67.5 (41.8, 94.0) |
| Marital statusa, n (%) | |
| Married | 213 (79.2) |
| Single | 6 (2.2) |
| Divorced/separated | 19 (7.1) |
| Widowed | 28 (10.4) |
| Unknown | 3 (1.1) |
| Stated reason(s) for electing CPMb, n (%) | |
| Cancer in other breast | 202 (75.1) |
| Physician’s advice | 150 (55.8) |
| Family history | 120 (44.6) |
| Lumpy breasts | 79 (29.4) |
| Alleviate worry | 67 (24.9) |
| Others | 73 (27.1) |
| Type of CPM, n (%) | |
| Subcutaneous | 122 (45.4) |
| With reconstruction | 121 (45.0) |
| Without reconstruction | 1 (0.4) |
| Simple | 147 (54.7) |
| With reconstruction | 89 (33.1) |
| Without reconstruction | 58 (21.6) |
| Reconstruction type, n (%) | |
| Implants | 205 (97.6) |
| TRAM | 5 (2.4) |
| Reconstruction timing, n (%) | |
| At time of CPM | 201 (95.7) |
| Delayed | 9 (4.3) |
| Number of reoperations after reconstruction, n (%) | |
| 0 | 115 (54.8) |
| 1 | 70 (33.3) |
| ≥2 | 25 (11.9) |
a
Marital status at time of 2nd follow-up survey
b
Categories are not mutually exclusive since patients could state more than one reason for electing CPM