Table 10.
QLQ-BR23 scores by medical profile of participants
| Characteristics | Body image function | Sexual function | Sexual enjoyment | Future health function | Systemic therapy side effects | Breast symptoms | Arm symptoms | Hair loss |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean±SD | Mean±SD | Mean±SD | Mean±SD | Mean±SD | Mean±SD | Mean±SD | Mean±SD | |
| Breast carcinoma stage | ||||||||
| 0 | 86.67±23.32 | 13.33±20.12 | 50.00±23.57 | 71.11±41.53 | 16.67±17.22 | 15.00±19.59 | 08.15±14.22 | 06.67±18.69 |
| I | 88.62±16.22 | 10.16±20.37 | 57.14±31.71 | 64.23±36.81 | 25.26±23.80 | 15.55±22.50 | 08.67±14.17 | 13.01±27.77 |
| IIA | 91.41±13.50 | 07.69±17.70 | 47.62±26.23 | 74.36±28.73 | 14.85±16.42 | 10.96±14.41 | 11.45±13.74 | 10.26±24.95 |
| IIB | 82.74±17.99 | 17.26±26.64 | 58.33±15.43 | 69.05±31.33 | 17.77±18.41 | 20.09±23.90 | 26.19±30.87 | 04.76±11.88 |
| IIIA | 82.94±25.61 | 06.35±11.15 | NA | 66.67±38.01 | 16.33±11.33 | 07.74±12.79 | 14.29±16.53 | 12.70±26.82 |
| F | 1.68 | 1.46 | 0.29 | 0.64 | 2.13 | 1.82 | 4.70 | 0.64 |
| P | 0.156 | 0.217 | 0.833 | 0.638 | 0.079 | 0.128 | 0.001* | 0.632 |
| Year post-interventions | ||||||||
| 1 year | 87.39±14.29 | 13.68±23.53 | 55.56±16.67 | 72.65±30.47 | 20.51±19.81 | 16.66±21.14 | 14.25±18.55 | 05.13±18.00 |
| 2 years | 89.02±17.50 | 05.68±13.42 | 44.44±19.25 | 71.97±27.79 | 15.75±19.21 | 10.80±14.41 | 11.87±14.26 | 09.09±23.14 |
| 3 years | 87.06±17.40 | 09.65±22.80 | 75.00±31.91 | 64.04±39.04 | 19.52±19.84 | 17.76±23.54 | 16.08±23.06 | 13.16±26.33 |
| 4 years | 87.76±21.18 | 11.90±18.63 | 45.83±24.80 | 70.07±36.16 | 17.49±16.31 | 10.20±15.66 | 11.56±19.51 | 12.25±26.08 |
| F | 0.10 | 1.30 | 1.67 | 0.53 | 0.54 | 1.84 | 0.53 | 0.94 |
| P | 0.963 | 0.275 | 0.205 | 0.664 | 0.658 | 0.142 | 0.666 | 0.424 |
| Type of treatment | ||||||||
| Wide excision | 88.77±16.32 | 12.04±21.16 | 53.85±28.99 | 69.44±33.45 | 21.84±21.46 | 14.24±19.26 | 10.65±14.50 | 16.20±31.15 |
| Mastectomy | 87.16±18.93 | 08.84±18.72 | 54.55±16.82 | 70.07±33.67 | 15.50±15.83 | 13.01±18.65 | 15.19±21.43 | 05.44±14.90 |
| F | 0.34 | 1.08 | 0.01 | 0.01 | 4.92 | 0.17 | 2.42 | 8.93 |
| P | 0.562 | 0.300 | 0.944 | 0.905 | 0.028* | 0.677 | 0.122 | 0.003* |
*Significant level at P<0.05, SD: Standard deviation