Annelotte van Bommel

104 Table 2. Factors affecting the indication for immediate breast reconstruction reported by 189 surgical oncologists (n=118) and plastic surgeons (n=71) involved in breast cancer care. Surgical oncologist Plastic surgeon Total Contra-indication n=118 % n=71 % n=189 % P-value* Age Yes 24 24% 26 43% 50 31% 0.015 No 75 76% 35 57% 110 69% Missing 19 10 29 Smoking Yes 67 66% 36 58% 103 63% 0.327 No 35 34% 26 42% 61 37% Missing 16 9 25 Breast size Yes 19 19% 26 43% 45 28% 0.001 No 83 81% 35 57% 118 72% Missing 16 10 26 Body Mass Index Yes 63 63% 52 85% 115 71% 0.002 No 37 37% 9 15% 46 29% Missing 18 10 28 Co-morbidities Yes 70 71% 53 87% 123 77% 0.024 No 28 29% 8 13% 36 23% Missing 20 10 30 Tumor stage Yes 65 59% 29 45% 94 54% 0.064 No 45 41% 36 55% 81 46% Missing 8 6 14 Nodal stage Yes 44 75% 18 67% 62 72% 0.448 No 15 25% 9 33% 24 28% Missing 59 44 103 Neo-adjuvant or adjuvant treatment Yes 21 20% 26 42% 47 28% 0.003 No 82 80% 36 58% 118 72% Missing 15 9 24 * Using Chi-square tests to calculate differences between surgical oncologists and plastic surgeons.