Table 3.

Distribution and comparison of the mean body cathexis scale scores of the aesthetic and reconstructive surgery patients

BCS Scores	Before the surgery group	After the surgery group	t test	p*
Reconstructive surgery	148.48 ± 18.54	168.38 ± 13.59	−9.22	0.00
Aesthetic surgery	153.44 ± 15.36	166.81 ± 16.91	−8.11	0.00
t test	−1.38	0.49
p*	0.17	0.62

Data were analysed by paired t test and presented as mean ± standard deviation

BCS body cathexis scale

*Data were interpreted at the significance level of p < 0.05