Table 3.
Significant associations between the age of patient and recieved answers.
| Age category <35 | Age category 36–5 | Age category 46–55 | Age category 56–65 | Age category 66–75 | Age category >76 | P | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marital status | 1.2×10−30 (Chi-square) | ||||||
| Unmarried | 9 (45%) | 6 (10.2%) | 4 (4.4%) | 9 (5.8%) | 3 (2.3%) | 2 (4.3%) | |
| Married | 9 (45%) | 40 (67.8%) | 61 (67%) | 83 (53.9%) | 44 (33.9%) | 7 (15.2%) | |
| Divorcee | 2 (10%) | 10 (16.9%) | 19 (20.9%) | 36 (23.4%) | 20 (15.4%) | 3 (6.5%) | |
| Widow | 0 | 3 (5.1%) | 7 (7.7%) | 26 (16.9%) | 63 (48.5%) | 34 (74%) | |
| Fear of breast cancer | 0.02 (Chi-square) | ||||||
| Slightly | 5 (25%) | 8 (14%) | 5 (5.9%) | 9 (6.2%) | 10 (8.2%) | 8 (18.6%) | |
| Moderate | 6 (30%) | 23 (40%) | 30 (35.3%) | 43 (29.7%) | 40 (32.5%) | 18 (41.9%) | |
| Severe | 9 (45%) | 26 (46%) | 50 (58.8%) | 93 (64.1%) | 73 (59.3%) | 17 (39.5%) | |
| Main source of the fear | 3.5×10−8 (Chi-square) | ||||||
| Self-esteem | 4 (22%) | 14 (26%) | 26 (33%) | 69 (51.9%) | 78 (71%) | 14 (42.4%) | |
| Environment | 4 (22%) | 9 (16.7%) | 19 (24%) | 21 (15.8%) | 14 (12.7%) | 10 (30.3%) | |
| Both | 10 (56%) | 31 (57.3%) | 34 (43%) | 43 (32.3%) | 18 (16.3%) | 9 (27.3%) | |
| Environment | 1.1×10−8 (Chi-square) | ||||||
| Family | 3 (16.7%) | 11 (23.4%) | 9 (15.8%) | 26 (29.5%) | 23 (40.4%) | 13 (46.4%) | |
| Friends | 4 (22.2%) | 5 (10.6%) | 19 (33.3%) | 30 (34.1%) | 28 (49.1%) | 13 (46.4%) | |
| Workplace | 11 (61.1%) | 31 (66%) | 29 (50.9%) | 32 (36.4%) | 6 (10.5%) | 2 (7.2%) | |
| Desire of breast reconstruction | 1.6×10−32 (Chi-square) | ||||||
| Yes | 19 (95%) | 55 (93.2%) | 56 (61.5%) | 61 (39.6%) | 32 (24.6%) | 5 (10.9%) | |
| Maybe | 1 (5%) | 4 (6.8%) | 24 (26.4%) | 45 (29.2%) | 32 (24.6%) | 3 (6.5%) | |
| No | 0 | 0 | 11 (12.1%) | 48 (31.2%) | 66 (50.8%) | 38 (82.6%) | |
| Time of breast reconsctruction | 1×10−7 (Chi-square) | ||||||
| Immediate | 8 (40%) | 41 (69.5%) | 18 (21.7%) | 25 (23.1%) | 19 (27.9%) | 3 (37.5%) | |
| Delayed (6 m) | 7 (35%) | 13 (22%) | 33 (39.8%) | 34 (31.5%) | 27 (39.7%) | 3 (37.5%) | |
| Delayed (years) | 5 (25%) | 5 (8.5%) | 32 (38.5%) | 49 (45.4%) | 22 (32.4%) | 2 (25%) | |
| Willingness to undertake multiple reconstructive surgeries | 9×10−25 (Chi-square) | ||||||
| Yes | 16 (80%) | 48 (81.4%) | 49 (55%) | 40 (26.7%) | 24 (19.8%) | 1 (2.3%) | |
| No | 4 (20%) | 11 (18.6%) | 40 (45%) | 110 (73.7%) | 97 (90.2%) | 42 (97.7%) | |
| The anticipated influence of breast reconstruction on sexual life | 3.5×10−16 (Chi-square) | ||||||
| Yes | 7 (35%) | 27 (36%) | 18 (19.8%) | 25 (16.2%) | 5 (3.9%) | 0 | |
| Maybe | 4 (20%) | 18 (24%) | 30 (32.9%) | 38 (24.7%) | 25 (19.2%) | 4 (8.7%) | |
| No | 9 (45%) | 30 (40%) | 43 (47.3%) | 91 (59.1%) | 100 (76.9%) | 42 (91.3%) | |
| Breast reconstruction is an integral part of complete recovery | 4.3×10−25 (Chi-square) | ||||||
| Yes | 11 (55%) | 47 (79.7%) | 29 (31.9%) | 46 (29.9%) | 22 (16.9%) | 4 (8.7%) | |
| Not definitely | 9 (45%) | 10 (16.9%) | 52 (57.1%) | 80 (52%) | 57 (43.9%) | 15 (32.6%) | |
| No | 0 | 2 (3.4%) | 10 (11%) | 28 (18.1%) | 51 (39.2%) | 27 (58.7%) | |
| Source of information about breast reconstruction | 9×10−5 (Chi-square) | ||||||
| Fellow patient | 1 (5%) | 5 (8.5%) | 17 (20.7%) | 20 (14.8%) | 16 (16.2%) | 7 (25.9%) | |
| Internet | 7 (35%) | 8 (13.5%) | 14 (17.1%) | 29 (21.5%) | 17 (17.2%) | 1 (3.7%) | |
| Surgeon | 9 (45%) | 44 (74.6%) | 36 (43.9%) | 58 (43%) | 42 (42.4%) | 10 (37%) | |
| Other | 3 (15%) | 2 (3.4%) | 15 (18.3%) | 28 (20.7%) | 24 (24.2%) | 9 (33.4%) | |
| Knowledge on breast reconstruction | 3.5×10−7 (Chi-square) | ||||||
| Nothing/little | 12 (60%) | 42 (71.2%) | 77 (84.6%) | 142 (92.2%) | 119 (91.5%) | 45 (97.8%) | |
| Enough/much | 8 (40%) | 17 (28.8%) | 14 (15.4%) | 12 (7.8%) | 11 (8.5%) | 1 (2.2%) | |