Skip to main content
. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2020 Jun 1.
Published in final edited form as: Plast Reconstr Surg. 2019 Jun;143(6):1159e–1168e. doi: 10.1097/PRS.0000000000005602

Table 6.

Multivariable Analysis on Factors Associated with Two-Year Postoperative Patient-Reported Outcomes for Unilateral Reconstruction Patients

Variable Satisfaction with Breast
Psychosocial Well-being
Physical well-being
Sexual Well-being
PROMIS Physical Well-being
Beta p Beta p Beta p Beta p Beta p
Baseline outcome 0.06 0.093 0.38 <.001 0.40 <.001 0.32 <.001 0.35 <.001
Age 0.09 0.262 0.25 0.002 0.12 0.029 0.40 <.001 −0.10 0.005
BMI −0.41 0.006 −0.13 0.377 −0.09 0.401 −0.46 0.009 −0.35 <.001
Contralateral procedure
 No -Reference- -Reference- -Reference- -Reference- -Reference-
 Yes 0.59 0.696 1.76 0.165 −1.12 0.282 3.50 0.047 0.04 0.947
Procedure type
 Implant -Reference- -Reference- -Reference- -Reference- -Reference-
 Autologous 9.85 <.001 4.84 0.006 1.77 0.238 11.42 <.001 −0.14 0.830
Mastectomy type
 Simple/modified radical -Reference- -Reference- -Reference- -Reference- -Reference-
 Nipple sparing −1.74 0.563 0.08 0.973 2.34 0.268 −0.34 0.903 −1.92 0.121
Indication
 Therapeutic -Reference- -Reference- -Reference- -Reference- -Reference-
 Prophylactic 4.55 0.303 4.69 0.236 3.20 0.257 5.22 0.237 −0.09 0.950
Lymph node biopsy
 None -Reference- -Reference- -Reference- -Reference- -Reference-
 ALND −3.21 0.201 −2.44 0.339 0.92 0.586 0.33 0.920 −1.63 0.099
 SLNB 0.59 0.775 −2.38 0.221 0.77 0.628 −1.11 0.735 −0.10 0.892
Smoking status
 Non smoker -Reference- -Reference- -Reference- -Reference- -Reference-
 Previous smoker −2.53 0.077 −1.83 0.225 −2.85 0.017 −2.19 0.306 −1.32 0.008
 Current smoker −1.82 0.803 −8.68 0.125 −8.79 0.135 −9.46 0.204 −6.73 0.005
Diabetes
 No -Reference- -Reference- -Reference- -Reference- -Reference-
 Yes −2.20 0.561 3.54 0.218 0.58 0.794 −1.38 0.686 −0.05 0.972
Radiation
 None -Reference- -Reference- -Reference- -Reference- -Reference-
 Before reconstruction 0.35 0.906 −1.32 0.614 0.87 0.662 −0.95 0.755 0.60 0.522
 During/after reconstruction −7.19 0.001 −6.06 0.001 −6.03 0.000 −5.36 0.044 0.01 0.985
Chemotherapy
 Not during/after reconstruction -Reference- -Reference- -Reference- -Reference- -Reference-
 During/after reconstruction 2.03 0.243 0.15 0.919 1.08 0.407 −1.28 0.542 −1.45 0.010