Table 3.
Cross-sectional Analysis of BREAST-Q Scores at Annual Intervals, by Obesity Status
| 6 months (n = 195) |
1 year (n = 186) |
2 years (n = 147) |
3 years (n = 97) |
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| BREAST-Q Dimensions | Non-Obese ± SD | Obese ± SD | p | Non-Obese ± SD | Obese ± SD | p | Non-Obese ± SD | Obese ± SD | p | Non-Obese ± SD | Obese ± SD | p |
| No. Patients | 120 | 75 | 117 | 69 | 83 | 64 | 64 | 33 | ||||
| Satisfaction with breasts | 66.0 ± 17.5 | 65.4 ± 19.2 | 0.78 | 68.1 ± 19.4 | 69.2 ± 20.9 | 0.56 | 69.3 ± 20.6 | 69.5 ± 21.6 | 0.86 | 74.5 ± 18.0 | 70.7 ± 14.7 | 0.35 |
| Physical well-being of the abdomen | 75.2 ± 18.9 | 70.4 ± 21.2 | 0.12 | 77.7 ± 19.5 | 75.6 ± 21.3 | 0.57 | 83.3 ± 19.1 | 79.7 ± 19.6 | 0.24 | 84.9 ± 17.3 | 75.9 ± 22.6 | 0.04* |
| Physical well-being of the chest and upper body | 72.6 ± 16.9 | 73.1 ± 20.3 | 0.73 | 73.3 ± 16.5 | 76.3 ± 18.7 | 0.24 | 73.5 ± 15.6 | 77.5 ± 17.6 | 0.09 | 78.6 ± 15.7 | 75.8 ± 13.3 | 0.16 |
| Satisfaction with outcome | 73.3 ± 20.2 | 75.3 ± 20.9 | 0.12 | 75.1 ± 21.4 | 78.0 ± 21.6 | 0.31 | 72.5 ± 22.2 | 79.4 ± 22.7 | 0.03* | 78.0 ± 18.7 | 75.9 ± 17.4 | 0.67 |
*
Statistically significant (p < 0.05).