Table 3.
BCS M (SD) |
MW M (SD) |
pa | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
10-item total score | 26.55 (5.75) | 28.41 (6.13) | 0.3666 | |
8-item total scoreb | 20.20 (5.09) | 22.01 (5.29) | 0.5056 | |
1. | I can't stand smoke, smog, or pollutants in the air. | 3.72 (1.33) | 6.62 (1.38) | 0.5927 |
2. | I am often aware of various things happening within my body. | 3.64 (1.05) | 3.87 (0.97) | 0.4005 |
3. | When I bruise myself, it stays noticeable for a long time. | 2.63 (1.30) | 2.78 (1.27) | 0.0499 |
4. | I sometimes can feel the blood flowing in my body. | 1.58 (0.96) | 1.74 (1.12) | 0.6795 |
5. | Sudden loud noises really bother me. | 2.24 (1.18) | 2.49 (1.20) | 0.0572 |
6. | I can sometimes hear my pulse or my heartbeat throbbing in my ear. | 2.26 (1.28) | 2.22 (1.35) | 0.8373 |
7. | I hate to be too hot or too cold. | 3.84 (1.12) | 4.06 (0.99) | 0.8178 |
8. | I am quick to sense the hunger contractions in my stomach. | 2.86 (1.23) | 3.15 (1.24) | 0.6037 |
9. | Even something minor, like an insect bite or a splinter really bothers me. | 1.69 (0.97) | 1.95 (1.16) | 0.8471 |
10. | I can't stand pain. | 2.10 (1.11) | 2.54 (1.28) | 0.9044 |
Breast cancer survivors (BCS) n=98; Midlife women (MW) n=138;
p<.05,
p<.01,
p<.001
p value of differences controlling for demographic differences in race, marital status, ability to pay for basics, smoking, current use of hot flash treatment (yes, no), current use of SERM/AI (yes, no), and number of concurrent medications.
8-item total omits items #1 and #3.