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. 2018;19(6):1487–1493. doi: 10.22034/APJCP.2018.19.6.1487

Table 2.

Bivariate Analysis between Characteristics of Treatment Charateristics and Secondary Complications to Treatment and Unsatisfaction with Body Image of Women

Satisfied Unsatisfied
n (%) n (%) p* PR (95% CI)
Multi-professional follow-up
 No 3 (10.4) 26 (89.6) 0.009 1.30 (1.06-1.58)
 Yes 23 (31.0) 51 (69.0) 1.00
Surgery technique
 Non conservative 15 (33.4) 30 (66.6) 0.088 0.84 (0.67-1.05)
 Conservative 10 (17.8) 46 (82.2) 1.00
Time of surgerya
 Over 27 months 9 (18.7) 39 (81.3) 0.183 1.16 (0.93-1.45)
 Between 6 and 26 months 16 (30.2) 37 (69.8) 1.00
Type of surgery
 Non conservative 15 (33.4) 30 (66.6) 0.81 (0.63-1.03)
 Conservative 10 (17.8) 40 (82.2) 1.00
Axillary approach
 Axillary lymphadenectomy 16 (30.8) 36 (69.2) 0.192 0.86 (0.68-1.07)
 No 10 (19.6) 41 (80.4) 1.00
Breast reconstruction
 No 13 (21.7) 47 (78.3) 0.514 1.08 (0.85-1.36)
 Yes 11 (27.5) 29 (72.5) 1.00
Neoadjuvant treatment
 Yes 10 (45.5) 12 (54.5) 0.044 0.68 (0.45-1.01)
 No 16 (20.0) 64 (80.0) 1.00
Adjuvant treatment
 Yes 26 (25.3) 75 (74.3) 0.407 3.14 (0.71-1.39)
 No 0 (0) 2 (100.0) 1.00
Early complications
 Yes 8 (36.3) 14 (63.7) 0.176 0.81 (0.58-1.14)
 No 18 (22.2) 63 (77.8) 1.00
Late complications
 Yes 23 (32.0) 49 (68.0) 0.017 0.75 (0.61-0.91)
 No 3 (9.6) 28 (93.3) 1.00
Necrosis/dehiscence
 Yes 5 (83.3) 1 (16.7) 0.004 0.21 (0.03-1.27)
 No 21 (21.7) 76 (78.3) 1.00
Seroma
 Yes 6 (30.0) 14 (70.0) 0.585 0.92 (0.67-1.25)
 No 20 (24.0) 63 (76.0) 1.00
Winged scapula
 Yes 1 (25.0) 3 (75.0) 0.991 1.00 (0.56-1.78)
 No 25 (25.3) 74 (74.7) 1.00
Lymphedema
 Yes 17 (39.1) 14 (60.9) 0.082 0.51 (0.34-0.76)
 No 9 (21.3) 63 (78.7) 1.00
Pain
 Yes 18 (31.6) 39 (68.4) 0.099 0.82 (0.66-1.03)
 No 8 (17.4) 38 (82.6) 1.00
Paresthesia
 Yes 18 (36.0) 32 (64.0) 0.015 0.75 (0.04-0.40)
 No 8 (0.15) 45 (85.0) 1.00
*

, p-values from chI2 tests;

a

, The cutoff point was defined based on the median time since treatment; PR, prevalence ratio; CI, confidence interval