Annelotte van Bommel

151 Quality of life after immediate breast reconstruction Table 1. Baseline respondents’ characteristics (n=511) categorized by surgical treatment (mastectomy without immediate breast reconstruction, n=281; mastectomy with immediate breast reconstruction, n=164). Mastectomy (n=281) Mastectomy with IBR (n=164) Total (n=445) P-value n % n % n % Patient characteristics Age <50 47 17% 51 31% 98 22% <0.001 50-65 126 45% 98 60% 224 50% >=65 108 38% 15 9% 123 28% SES* Low 102 36% 43 26% 145 33% 0.086 Mediate 100 36% 70 43% 170 38% High 79 28% 51 31% 130 29% Employment status 1 Student / Unemployed / Disabled 71 25% 39 24% 110 25% <0.001 Employed 93 33% 105 65% 198 45% Retired 116 41% 18 11% 134 30% Partner 1 Married / Partner 202 72% 134 82% 336 76% 0.020 Single / Divorced / Widow 79 28% 30 18% 109 25% Comorbidities 1 No other disease 173 62% 120 73% 293 66% 0.043 1 other disease 78 28% 33 20% 111 25% 2 or more diseases 30 11% 11 7% 41 9% Body Mass Index 1 <=25 kg/m² 126 45% 118 72% 244 55% <0.001 >25 kg/m² 155 55% 46 28% 201 45% Breast size 1 AA - B 123 44% 82 50% 205 46% 0.436 C 71 25% 38 23% 109 25% ≥D 87 31% 44 27% 131 29% Tumor characteristics Type of breast cancer Ductal carcinoma in situ 55 20% 42 26% 97 22% 0.137 Invasive breast cancer 226 80% 122 74% 348 78% Stage** 0 55 20% 42 26% 97 22% <0.001 I 61 22% 68 42% 129 29% 8