Table 4.
Comparisons of BREAST-Q Survey between Preoperative and Postoperative Groups
| Breast-Q | Normative Group (N = 202) | Postgroup | P | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Four-flap | PAP | DIEP | |||
| (N = 56) | (N = 31) | (N = 256) | |||
| Postoperative satisfaction with breasts | |||||
| Mean ± SD | 48.2 ± 23.5 | 79.7 ± 18.2 | 69.3 ± 19.3 | 73.4 ± 23.4 | Kruskal–Wallis rank sum test <0.001* |
| Median (IQR) | 48.0 (34–58) | 82.0 (69–92) | 71 (54–84) | 78 (58.25–92) | |
| Postoperative psychosocial well-being equivalent | |||||
| Mean ± SD | 64.4 ± 21.5 | 86.4 ± 18.4 | 71.0 ± 21.4 | 75.9 ± 25.2 | Kruskal–Wallis rank sum test <0.001* |
| Median (IQR) | 64.0 (48–80) | 93.0 (76.25–100) | 69.0 (56.5–90) | 83.0 (58–100) | |
| Postoperative physical well-being: chest | |||||
| Mean ± SD | 76.8 ± 23.3 | 84.3 ± 16.6 | 83.1 ± 16.2 | 82.6 ± 18.1 | Kruskal–Wallis rank sum test = 0.179 |
| Median (IQR) | 80.0 (64–100) | 88.0 (79–100) | 88.0 (78–92) | 88.0 (76–96) | |
| Postoperative physical well-being: abdomen | |||||
| Mean ± SD | 80.4 ± 20.7 | 77.0 ± 21.5 | 68.3 ± 30.6 | 71.2 ± 19.3 | Kruskal–Wallis rank sum test ≤0.001* |
| Median (IQR) | 76 (69–100) | 81.0 (62–100) | 66.0 (52.5–83) | 69.0 (58–81) | |
| Postoperative sexual well-being | |||||
| Mean ± SD | 48.2 ± 23.8 | 64.9 ± 25.9 | 54.0 ± 29.8 | 54.6 ± 30.3 | Kruskal–Wallis rank sum test = 0.002* |
| Median (IQR) | 48.0 (31–66) | 54.0 (53–80.25) | 57.5 (33.25–71) | 53.0 (31–74) | |
Each survey question may have missing data between two groups.
*Indicates statistical significance.