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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2015 Nov 6.
Published in final edited form as: JAMA Oncol. 2015 Oct 1;1(7):931–941. doi: 10.1001/jamaoncol.2015.2666

Table 4.

Mean Baseline and 6 Month FACT-B Scores by Randomization Arm

CF-WBI HF-WBI P*
N Mean (95% CI) N Mean (95% CI)
Baseline
Physical Well-Being 149 24.5 (23.9–25.1) 138 24.7 (24.1–25.4) 0.63
Functional Well-Being 148 22.2 (21.4–23.0) 138 22.5 (21.6–23.4) 0.63
Emotional Well-Being 148 20.4 (20.0–20.9) 138 20.5 (19.9–21.0) 0.92
Social Well-Being 149 24.4 (23.6–25.1) 138 25.1 (24.3–25.9) 0.16
FACT-G Total Score 148 91.6 (89.7–93.4) 138 92.8 (90.9–94.8) 0.35
Breast Cancer Concerns 149 27.2 (26.4–27.9) 138 27.3 (26.4–28.2) 0.86
FACT-B Total Score 148 118.8 (116.4–121.1) 138 120.1 (117.5–122.6) 0.46
Six months
Physical Well-Being 140 24.7 (24.1–25.3) 128 25.5 (24.9–26.1) 0.06
Functional Well-Being 140 23.2 (22.5–24.0) 128 24.1 (23.4–24.9) 0.10
Emotional Well-Being 140 21.1 (20.6–21.6) 128 21.3 (20.8–21.8) 0.60
Social Well-Being 140 24.6 (23.9–25.4) 128 24.8 (24.0–25.6) 0.74
FACT-G Total Score 138 93.6 (91.8–95.5) 128 95.7 (93.9–97.6) 0.12
Breast Cancer Concerns 141 28.6 (27.8–29.4) 128 28.7 (27.9–29.5) 0.82
FACT-B Total Score 138 122.3 (119.9–124.7) 128 124.5 (122.1–126.9) 0.20
Difference between 6 month and baseline outcomes
Physical well-being 140 0.28 (−0.40–0.95) 128 0.62 (0.04–1.19) 0.46
Functional Well-Being 139 1.01 (0.26–1.76) 128 1.5 (0.69–2.32) 0.38
Emotional Well-Being 139 0.67 (0.06–1.29) 128 0.93 (0.23–1.63) 0.58
Social Well-Being 140 0.23 (−0.35–0.81) 128 −0.31 (−1.24–0.61) 0.32
FACT-G Total Score 137 2.29 (0.58–4.00) 128 2.74 (0.91–4.56) 0.73
Breast Cancer Concerns 141 1.50 (0.71–2.28) 128 1.54 (0.62–2.46) 0.94
FACT-B Total Score 137 3.85 (1.74–5.96) 128 4.27 (2.01–6.53) 0.79

Abbreviations: CF (conventionally fractionated), HF (hypofractionated), WBI (whole breast irradiation)

*

P-value from t-test.