Table 2.
Mann-Whitney U test results regarding concerns about treatment-related issues (N=143).
| From the following list of treatment-related issues, please rate each of the following concerns (0=Does/did not at all concern you; 100=Extreme concern) | Total | ≤45 years old | ≥46 years old | Group test P valuea | |||||||||
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n | Mean (SD) | Median | n | Mean (SD) | Median | n | Mean (SD) | Median | N/A | |||
| Need for genetic counseling | 104 | 65.40 (32.47) | 71.00 | 40 | 73.60 (30.43) | 82.50 | 64 | 60.28 (32.88) | 59.50 | .04 | |||
| Access to fertility preservation | 45 | 25.60 (37.76) | 3.00 | 23 | 45.70 (43.75) | 30.00 | 22 | 4.59 (8.77) | 1.00 | .002 | |||
| Chemotherapy side effects | 99 | 76.32 (29.61) | 90.00 | 39 | 77.54 (27.69) | 82.00 | 60 | 75.53 (30.99) | 90.00 | .77 | |||
| Mastectomy | 109 | 71.94 (31.78) | 80.00 | 43 | 77.65 (28.47) | 98.00 | 66 | 68.23 (33.45) | 76.50 | .09 | |||
| Managing all my prescribed medications and treatments | 98 | 64.70 (30.20) | 68.00 | 40 | 65.05 (24.76) | 64.50 | 58 | 64.47 (33.66) | 72.50 | .73 | |||
| Hair Loss | 90 | 67.08 (32.03) | 74.00 | 37 | 67.97 (31.68) | 75.00 | 53 | 66.45 (32.56) | 73.00 | 83 | |||
| Managing pain and discomfort | 104 | 72.08 (25.05) | 76.00 | 39 | 75.49 (22.20) | 80.00 | 65 | 70.03 (26.57) | 74.50 | .33 | |||
| Reconstructive surgery | 97 | 74.43 (29.55) | 76.00 | 40 | 82.23 (21.23) | 90.00 | 57 | 68.96 (33.30) | 78.00 | .07 | |||
| Using medications to manage long-term side effects | 97 | 71.14 (29.06) | 85.00 | 35 | 69.60 (28.43) | 76.00 | 62 | 72.02 (29.61) | 80.00 | .56 | |||
| Managing ongoing side effects of treatment | 107 | 76.67 (24.97) | 84.00 | 41 | 76.54 (21.21) | 80.00 | 66 | 76.76 (27.20) | 85.00 | .58 | |||
| Finding undergarments/clothes/wigs to wear after surgery/treatment | 93 | 57.67 (31.71) | 60.00 | 35 | 57.03 (32.35) | 65.00 | 58 | 58.05 (31.60) | 59.50 | .87 | |||
| Average | N/Ab | 65.73 | 69.73 | N/A | 69.85 | 74.82 | N/A | 62.31 | 68.14 | N/A | |||
| Rollup | N/A | 67.99 | 75.00 | N/A | 71.06 | 79.00 | N/A | 65.98 | 75.00 | N/A | |||
aItalicized P values are statistically significant.
bN/A: not applicable.