Table 7.
Longitudinal analysis of change in BREAST-Q score after 1 year, post-operatively.
| Satisfaction with Breast |
Physical Well-Being of Abdomen |
Physical Well-Being of Chest and Upper Body |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Laterality | Δ | p | Δ | p | Δ | p |
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| ||||||
| Unilateral | +17.2 | < 0.01* | −12.5 | < 0.01* | +4.2 | 0.09 |
| Bilateral | +25.1 | < 0.01* | −23.7 | < 0.01* | −5.4 | 0.16 |
| p | 0.22 | 0.43 | 0.32 | |||
*
Statistically significant (p < 0.05).
The Δ statistic represents longitudinal variance in BREAST-Q score from pre-operative baseline and represents the subgroup of patients with scores at both timepoints.