Table 1.
Characteristics of the study population (n = 167)
| Characteristic |
n = 167 n (%) |
|---|---|
| Age at diagnosis (years) | |
| Median (IQR) | 62 (51–70) |
| Mean ± SD | 61 ± 13 |
| Range | 30–91 |
| Race | |
| White | 37 (22) |
| Asian | 21 (13) |
| Black | 84 (50) |
| Hispanic | 14 (8.4) |
| Other | 11 (6.6) |
| Insurance | |
| Private | 55 (33) |
| Medicaid | 44 (26) |
| Medicare | 68 (41) |
| BMI (kg/m2) | |
| Median (IQR) | 29 (25–33) |
| Mean ± SD | 30 ± 7 |
| Range | 15–52 |
| Charlson Comorbidity Index | |
| Median (IQR) | 2.00 (1.00–3.00) |
| Mean ± SD | 2.09 ± 1.64 |
| Range | 0.00–7.00 |
| Ever/former smoker | 37 (22) |
| MDC surgeon | 57 (34) |
| Surgeon gender | |
| Male | 96 (57) |
| Female | 71 (43) |
| Type of surgery | |
| Unilateral mastectomy | 119 (71) |
| Bilateral mastectomy | 48 (29) |
| Type of reconstruction | |
| Autologous | 5 (3) |
| Implant | 53 (32) |
| None | 190 (65) |
| Any reconstruction | 58 (35) |
IQR, interquartile range; SD, standard deviation; BMI, body mass index; MDC, multidisciplinary breast clinic