Table 6.
BREAST-Q scores
| Variable | DIEP n=387 Mean (SD) |
msTRAM n=123 Mean (SD) |
pTRAM n=359 Mean (SD) |
fTRAM n=74 Mean (SD) |
p |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Physical well being – abdomen | 83.5 (17.4) | 78.1 (22.8) | 76.2 (21.8) | 78.6 (23.4) | <.0011 |
| Satisfaction with outcome | 78.6 (19.3) | 72.9 (23.3) | 73.9 (24.2) | 76.4 (22.2) | .0152 |
| Satisfaction with breasts | 71.9 (17.3) | 68.7 (18.7) | 69.8 (20.7) | 71.7 (21.0) | .319 |
| Psychosocial well being | 79.9 (18.4) | 75.9 (22.7) | 79.6 (20.4) | 79.1 (21.7) | .307 |
| Sexual well being | 59.0 (21.5) | 56.0 (23.8) | 57.3 (24.0) | 59.4 (25.0) | .538 |
1
Games-Howell testing revealed that the statistically significant difference is between DIEP and pTRAM
2
Games-Howell testing revealed that the statistically significant difference is between DIEP and pTRAM