Table 7.

Comparison of Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (depression) between baseline and follow-up in patients of benign breast disease (disease and symptom wise)

HADS depression score	Baseline, n (%)	Follow-up, n (%)	P
Fibroadenosis (n=30)
0- 7	24 (80.0)	25 (83.3)	0.186*
8- 10	4 (13.3)	3 (10.0)
11- 21	2 (6.7)	2 (6.7)
Median (IQR)*	6.0 (4.0−9.0)	5.0 (3.0−9.0)
Fibroadenoma (n=28)
0- 7	10 (35.7)	21 (75.0)	0.040*
8- 10	12 (42.8)	3 (10.7)
11- 21	6 (21.5)	4 (14.3)
Median (IQR)*	6.50 (4.75−9.0)	4.50 (2.0−6.25)
Both# (n=7)
0- 7	4 (57.1)	6 (85.7)	0.107*
8- 10	1 (14.3)	1 (14.3)
11- 21	2 (28.6)	0 (0)
Median (IQR)*	7.0 (4.0-9.0)	5.0 (2.0−5.0)
Others$ (n=35)
0- 7	16 (75.6)	26 (74.2)	0.005*
8- 10	6 (17.1)	3 (8.6)
11- 21	13 (37.3)	6 (17.2)
Median (IQR)*	7.50 (6.75−9.25)	3.50 (3.0−5.25)
Breast lump (n=55)
0- 7	29 (52.7)	45 (81.8)	<0.001*
8- 10	17 (30.9)	4 (7.3)
11- 21	9 (16.4)	6 (10.9)
Median (IQR)*	7.0 (5.0−10.0)	5.0 (3.0−6.0)
Nipple discharge (n=9)
0- 7	3 (33.3)	7 (77.8)	0.108*
8- 10	4 (44.4)	2 (22.2)
11- 21	2 (22.2)	0 (0)
Median (IQR)*	8.0 (7.0−10.50)	5.0 (4.0−7.50)
Mastalgia (n=70)
0- 7	46 (65.7)	53 (75.7)	0.025*
8- 10	14 (20.0)	8 (11.4)
11- 21	10 (14.3)	9 (12.9)
Median (IQR)*	6.0 (4.0−9.0)	5.0 (3.0−7.25)

*0.186 P value< 0.05 Significant. ^#Both=Fibroadenosis + Fibroadenoma, ^$Others=Nipple discharge + mastalgia + chronic breast abscess + duct ectasia. HADS: Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale, IQR: Interquartile range