Table 2. Rating and Ranking of Attributes, by Stated Treatment Preferencea.
| Measure | Total (N = 126) |
Stated Treatment Preference | P Valueb | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mastectomy Only (n = 41) |
Mastectomy With Reconstruction (n = 78) |
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| Ratings, mean (SD) | ||||
| Appearance | 3.8 (1.5) | 2.8 (1.8) | 4.4 (1.0) | <.001 |
| No. of surgical procedures | 4.0 (1.2) | 4.3 (1.3) | 3.9 (1.1) | .03 |
| Recovery time | 4.1 (1.0) | 4.5 (0.9) | 3.9 (1.1) | .01 |
| Risk of complications | 4.9 (0.3) | 5.0 (0.2) | 4.9 (0.4) | .07 |
| Rankings, No. (%)c | ||||
| Appearance | 23/116 (19.8) | 0 | 23/76 (30.3) | <.001 |
| No. of surgical procedures | 8/116 (6.9) | 4/40 (10.0) | 4/76 (5.3) | |
| Recovery time | 9/116 (7.8) | 7/40 (17.5) | 2/76 (2.6) | |
| Risk of complications | 76/116 (65.5) | 29/40 (72.5) | 47/76 (61.8) | |
a
A total of 7 of the 126 patients did not state a treatment preference, and 3 had missing rating or ranking data.
b
The Jonckheere-Terpstra test was used for the ratings; the Fisher exact test was used for the rankings.
c
Patients who ranked the attribute most important.