Table 2.
S. No. |
Clinical variables | Study group n=60 |
Comparison group n=60 |
Univariate analysis&‘p’ value | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
No. | % | No. | % | |||
1 | Diagnosis | |||||
a.Ca. breast (Right) | 36 | 60.0 | 36 | 60.0 | p =0.162 NS |
|
b. Ca. breast (Left) | 24 | 40.0 | 24 | 40.0 | ||
2 | Stage of cancer breast | |||||
a. Stage IIA | 8 | 13.3 | 13 | 21.7 | p =0.437 NS |
|
b. Stage IIB | 37 | 61.7 | 32 | 53.3 | ||
c. Stage IIIA | 14 | 23.3 | 13 | 21.7 | ||
d. Stage IIIB | 1 | 1.7 | 2 | 3.3 | ||
3 | Type of surgery | |||||
a. Modified radical mastectomy | 59 | 98.3 | 57 | 95.0 | p =0.817 NS |
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b. Radical mastectomy (Total) | 1 | 1.7 | 3 | 5.0 | ||
4 | Axillary node dissection status | |||||
a. Level I – III | 60 | 100 | 56 | 93.3 | p =0.701 NS |
|
b. Level I – II | - | - | 4 | 6.7 | ||
5 | Side of surgery | |||||
a. Dominant | 36 | 60.0 | 36 | 60.0 | p =0.162 NS |
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b. Non Dominant | 24 | 40.0 | 24 | 40.0 | ||
6 | Co-morbid illness | |||||
a. Diabetes mellitus | 10 | 16.7 | 16 | 26.7 | p =0.833 NS |
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b. Hypertension | 4 | 6.7 | 11 | 18.3 | ||
c. Hypertension and Diabetes | 10 | 16.7 | 11 | 18.3 | ||
d. None | 36 | 60.0 | 22 | 36.7 |
NS-Not significant; *p<0.05