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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2016 Apr 4.
Published in final edited form as: J Plast Reconstr Aesthet Surg. 2015 Jun 14;68(10):1370–1378. doi: 10.1016/j.bjps.2015.05.039

Table 2.

Unadjusted Values of the Patient-reported Outcome Measures

Implant Autologous
Measures Time TE/I (n=1329) DTI (n=96) p-TRAM (n=83) DIEP (n=296) f-TRAM (n=91) SIEA (n=56) Lat dorsi (n=62)


NPRS baseline 1.1 (1.7) 1.1 (1.9) 0.8 (1.4) 1.4 (1.8) 1.3 (1.8) 1.5 (2.1) 1.6 (2.3)
1-week 4.0 (2.1) 4.0 (2.2) 3.0 (1.9) 3.9 (2.3) 4.2 (2.3) 4.3 (2.1) 3.8 (2.3)
3-month 2.0 (2.0) 1.1 (1.3) 1.6 (2.2) 1.7 (1.9) 1.7 (1.9) 1.5 (1.5) 2.0 (2.1)
p-values* 0.37 0.58 0.72 0.86 0.87 0.74 0.49

SF-MPQ baseline 2.9 (4.3) 3.0 (4.5) 2.5 (3.9) 3.8 (4.5) 4.1 (5.5) 5.0 (6.4) 4.1 (5.0)
1-week 10.9 (6.3) 11.0 (7.2) 8.4 (5.2) 9.5 (6.0) 11.6 (6.7) 10.5 (6.5) 11.0 (7.5)
3-month 5.5 (5.4) 4.6 (4.5) 4.3 (3.8) 4.9 (4.7) 6.5 (6.4) 5.4 (5.1) 5.3 (7.5)
p-values* 0.03 0.25 0.12 0.12 0.02 0.09 0.08


BFI baseline 2.3 (2.1) 2.0 (2.0) 2.5 (2.2) 2.7 (2.2) 2.7 (2.3) 3.1 (2.5) 2.2 (1.9)
3-month 2.9 (2.3) 2.6 (2.5) 2.8 (2.6) 3.0 (2.4) 2.7 (2.4) 3.0 (2.4) 2.8 (2.2)
p-values* <0.001 <0.001 <0.001 <0.001 <0.001 <0.001 <0.001


PROMIS-29 baseline 49.2(9.9) 48.3(10.4) 49.3(10) 50.5(9.7) 50.3(9.6) 52.1(10) 48.7(8.4)
3-month 51.7(10.3) 48.5(11.2) 51.7(10.4) 52(10.6) 50.3(10.3) 51.5(9.8) 49.5(9.1)
p-values* <.001 <.001 <.001 <.001 <.001 <.001 <.001


PWB baseline 80.1 (14.2) 81.3 (14.2) 78.6 (15.2) 75.4 (14.5) 75.6 (16.8) 73.7 (17.2) 75.2 (16.4)
1-week 56.2 (12.8) 56.2 (13.8) 65.8 (11.8) 62.5 (12.7) 58.4 (13.0) 61.5 (12.5) 57.3 (15.8)
3-month 68.3 (14.0) 71.6 (14.7) 71.7 (14.3) 72.0 (14.2) 67.8 (14.8) 71.0 (13.2) 68.3 (15.2)
P-values* <.001 <.001 <.001 <.001 <.001 <.001 <.001
*

P-values compared 3 month and baseline values of each measurement for each procedure type and adjusted for within-study center correlation.

Abbreviations: NPRS is numeric pain rating scale; SF-MPQ is MPQ Sensory subscales; BFI is brief fatigue inventory; PWB is BREAST-Q upper body and chest wall physical well-being scale. TE/I is tissue expander/implant reconstruction; DTI is direct to implant reconstruction; p-TRAM is pedicled transverse rectus myocutaneous flap; DIEP is deep inferior epigastric artery perforator flap; f-TRAM is free transverse rectus myocutaneous flap; SIEA is superficial inferior epigastric artery flap; lat dorsi is latissimus dorsi myocutaneous flap.

Cell values are mean (SD).