Table 1 Baseline demographic and clinical characteristics of patients undergoing NSM or SSM.

From: Comparison of nipple sparing and skin sparing mastectomy with immediate reconstruction based on patient reported outcomes

 

Total (N = 87)

NSM (n = 58)

SSM (n = 29)

P value*

Age, years

   

0.701

 Mean (SD)

41.6 (8.4)

41.4 (8.2)

42.1 (8.9)

 

 Median (Q1, Q3)

41 (35, 48)

41 (35.75, 48)

42 (34.5, 49.5)

 

 Range

24–64

24–64

28–59

 

 BMI, kg/m2

   

0.561

 Mean (SD)

21.3 (2.6)

21.4 (2.5)

21.0 (2.8)

 

 Median (Q1, Q3)

21.1 (19.8, 23.0)

21.1 (19.6, 23.2)

21.1 (20.1, 22.5)

 

 Range

17.1–30.5

17.1–30.5

17.1–26.2

 

Preoperative breast size, n (%)

   

0.921

 A

17 (19.5)

11 (19.0)

6 (20.7)

 

 B

57 (65.5)

39 (67.2)

18 (62.1)

 

 C

10 (11.5)

6 (10.3)

4 (13.8)

 

 D

3 (3.4)

2 (3.4)

1 (3.4)

 

Marital status, n (%)

   

1.000

 Married

82 (94.3)

54 (93.1)

28 (96.6)

 

 Single

4 (4.6)

3 (5.2)

1 (3.4)

 

 Divorced

1 (1.1)

1 (1.7)

0 (0.0)

 

Hypertension, n (%)

   

0.106

 No

83 (95.4)

57 (98.3)

26 (89.7)

 

 Yes

4 (4.6)

1 (1.7)

3 (10.3)

 

Diabetes, n (%)

   

0.550

 No

85 (97.7)

56 (96.6)

29 (100.0)

 

 Yes

2 (2.3)

2 (3.4)

0 (0.0)

 

Offspring, n (%)

   

0.464

 No

9 (10.3)

7 (12.1)

2 (6.9)

 

 Yes

71 (81.6)

45 (77.6)

26 (89.7)

 

 Unknown

7 (8.0)

6 (10.3)

1 (3.4)

 

Previous history of breast surgery, n (%)

   

0.219

 No

60 (69.0)

37 (63.8)

23 (79.3)

 

 Yes

27 (31.0)

21 (36.2)

6 (20.7)

 

Menopausal status, n (%)

   

0.261

 No

78 (89.7)

50 (86.2)

28 (96.6)

 

 Yes

9 (10.3)

8 (13.8)

1 (3.4)

 

Family history of breast cancer, n (%)

   

1.000

 No

81 (93.1)

54 (93.1)

27 (93.1)

 

 Yes

6 (6.9)

4 (6.9)

2 (6.9)

 

Education level, n (%)

   

0.629

 High school and below

36 (41.4)

26 (44.8)

10 (34.5)

 

 Associate degree

9 (10.3)

6 (10.3)

3 (10.3)

 

 Bachelor’s degree or above

42 (48.3)

26 (44.8)

16 (55.2)

 

Annual household income, n (%)

   

0.120

 Less than ¥100,000

34 (39.1)

26 (44.8)

8 (27.6)

 

 ¥100,000–¥200,000

31 (35.6)

21 (36.2)

10 (34.5)

 

 ¥200,000–¥300,000

22 (25.3)

11 (19.0)

11 (37.9)

 

Breast cancer stage, n (%)

   

0.014

 0

23 (26.4)

20 (34.5)

3 (10.3)

 

 I–II

60 (69.0)

37 (63.8)

23 (79.3)

 

 III

4 (4.6)

1 (1.7)

3 (10.3)

 

Molecular subtypes, n (%)

   

0.035

 Luminal A

28 (32.2)

23 (39.7)

5 (17.2)

 

 Luminal B

27 (31.0)

12 (20.7)

15 (51.7)

 

 Triple-negative

7 (8.0)

6 (10.3)

1 (3.4)

 

 HER2-positive

21 (24.1)

14 (24.1)

7 (24.1)

 

 Unknown

4 (4.6)

3 (5.2)

1 (3.4)

 
  1. The data are expressed as n (%) unless otherwise specified. NSM nipple-sparing mastectomy with reconstruction, SSM skin-sparing mastectomy with reconstruction, SD standard deviation, BMI body mass index. *P value calculated with two-sided t test, chi-square test, or Fisher’s exact test.
  2. Significant values are in bold.