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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2018 Jul 1.
Published in final edited form as: Ann Surg. 2017 Jul;266(1):158–164. doi: 10.1097/SLA.0000000000001840

Table 6.

Comparison of Patient Reported Outcome Scores at Baseline and One Year Post Reconstruction (N=1144)

Outcome Subset N Missing Mean Score at Baseline Mean Change (Score at 1 year-Score at BL) Bilateral vs. Unilateral Multivariable p-value*
Bilateral Unilateral Bilateral Unilateral
Breast-Q Satisfaction with Breast Implant 274 63.69 65.83 −4.48 −10.14 5.67 0.0009
Autologous 76 57.37 59.68 8.53 6.97 1.56 0.35
Breast-Q Physical Well-Being Abdomen Implant 91.55 90.28
Autologous 83 86.74 87.62 −6.76 −5.57 −1.19 0.99
Breast-Q Psycho-Social Well being Implant 278 71.73 72.45 −8.68 −7.38 −1.30 0.70
Autologous 75 66.46 70.05 −0.89 2.83 −3.72 0.37
Breast-Q Physical Well Being Chest/Upper Body Implant 270 79.41 80.02 −13.19 −10.91 −2.28 0.10
Autologous 75 74.07 77.11 −6.31 −5.07 −1.23 0.76
Breast-Q Sexual Well Being Implant 315 59.70 58.63 −9.05 −6.46 −2.59 0.92
Autologous 91 51.54 55.46 0.87 1.31 −0.45 0.49
GAD7 Implant 280 5.95 4.77 −0.50 0.01 −0.51 0.85
Autologous 77 5.52 5.31 0.55 −0.40 0.95 0.17
PROMIS- Anxiety Score Implant 295 60.19 58.48 −5.86 −6.52 0.66 0.45
Autologous 82 58.66 58.15 −4.88 −6.35 1.47 0.21
*

P-value from multivariable model controlling for age, BMI, race (white, black or other) and prior chemotherapy

Negative Effect indicates the score decreased over time