Table 4 Between-Subjects Effects of Clinical and Demographic Factors on HRQOL Subscales and Total FACT-B Score.

From: Factors affecting health-related quality of life following axillary lymph node dissection among breast cancer survivors in Egypt

Factor

PWB

SWB

EWB

FWB

BCS

FACT-B Total

BMI,

P-value

0.005

0.177

0.015

0.004

0.002

0.001

Healthy

mean±SD

19.78±4.43

18.31±7.42

16.60±5.06

17.26±5.13

23.52±6.57

95.48±23.61

Overweight

mean±SD

20.04±3.93

17.57±5.37

17.11±3.77

17.05±4.48

24.43±4.27

96.57±15.76

Obese

mean±SD

17.61±4.83

16.12±5.41

15.04±3.53

14.45±4.68

21.12±

84.36±15.77

Type of Surgery

P-value

0.001

0.012

0.001

0.006

0.014

P < 0.001

Mastectomy

mean±SD

17.42±4.71

15.67±5.43

14.81±3.58

14.47±4.89

21.30±4.73

83.67±16.50

Lumpectomy

mean±SD

19.92±4.41

18.04±5.93

16.83±4.06

16.64±4.59

23.32±5.21

94.74±17.91

HER2 status

P-value

0.037

0.004

0.004

0.001

0.033

P < 0.001

Negative

mean±SD

18.98±4.55

17.45±5.82

16.20±3.71

16.12±4.89

22.68±5.03

91.42±17.46

Positive

mean±SD

16.92±5.14

13.97±4.70

13.85±4.38

12.82±3.73

20.42±4.80

78.01±16.43

LN status

P-value

0.01

0.304

0.607

0.997

0.691

0.576

Negative

mean±SD

19.78±4.40

16.21±6.39

15.96±4.19

15.49±5.08

22.46±5.32

89.92±19.53

Positive

mean±SD

17.79±4.78

17.20±5.32

15.63±3.77

15.49±5.08

22.123±4.86

88.23±16.95

Stage

P-value

P < 0.001

0.834

0.028

0.273

0.003

0.014

Stage I

mean±SD

20.0±4.56

16.75±3.70

16.36±4.43

15.64±4.52

23.09±4.81

91.85±14.16

Stage II

mean±SD

19.59±4.24

16.60±6.22

16.30±3.92

15.93±5.27

23.16±4.88

91.58±1.912

Stage III

mean±SD

16.02±4.88

17.74±5.24

14.42±3.59

14.49±3.83

20.05±4.91

82.22±14.51

  1. Statistical significance at (P < 0.05).