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Table 6 Overall score and the various sub-scores in terms of respondents’ socio-demographic and medical characteristics (N = 517)

From: Psychometric properties of a French version of a Dutch scale for assessing breast and body image (BBIS) in healthy women

  

Values attached to body image

Satisfaction with body image and perceived attractiveness

Satisfaction with breasts

 

N

Mean

Sd

p-value

Mean

Sd

p-value

Mean

Sd

p-value

Age (yrs)

   

0.67

  

0.59

  

0.23

 ≤ 30

102

9.34

1.78

 

16.52

4.89

 

9.25

2.32

 

 31-40

195

9.23

2.14

 

16.21

4.73

 

8.89

2.53

 

 41-50

136

9.52

2.37

 

16.65

4.80

 

8.94

2.55

 

 >50

84

9.64

2.35

 

16.93

4.28

 

9.17

2.26

 

Level of education

   

0.64

  

0.44

  

0.88

 Less than high school certificate level

111

9.58

2.66

 

17.23

5.10

 

9.10

2.73

 

 High school certificate

103

9.44

2.36

 

16.74

4.75

 

9.05

2.36

 

 Above high school certificate level

301

9.31

1.89

 

16.15

4.51

 

8.98

2.39

 

Living with a partner

   

0.88

  

0.80

  

0.92

 No

119

9.38

2.29

 

16.37

4.75

 

9.03

2.36

 

 Yes

384

9.41

2.14

 

16.49

4.76

 

9.01

2.50

 

Body mass index class

   

<0.01

  

<0.01

  

0.92

 <18.5 Underweight

30

9.70

2.02

 

19.03

4.24

 

8.97

2.37

 

 18.5-24.9 Normal weight

354

9.49

2.07

 

16.69

4.51

 

9.05

2.43

 

 25.0-29.9 Overweight

97

9.26

2.12

 

15.62

4.96

 

8.90

2.59

 

 ≥30 Obesity

24

7.92

3.31

 

13.21

5.07

 

8.79

2.50

 

Regular gynecological follow-up

   

0.04

  

0.05

  

0.02

 No

50

8.82

2.64

 

15.28

4.90

 

8.28

2.77

 

 Yes

463

9.48

2.07

 

16.67

4.67

 

9.12

2.40

 

Breast self-examination

   

0.02

  

0.01

  

<0.01

 No

277

9.21

2.27

 

16.00

4.69

 

8.75

2.53

 

 Yes

233

9.65

2.02

 

17.17

4.66

 

9.37

2.30

 

Depressive symptoms (score CES-D ≥ 23) (QD15)

   

0.02

  

<0.01

  

<0.01

 No

405

9.29

2.14

 

16.93

4.43

 

9.26

2.33

 

 Yes

88

9.91

2.31

 

14.82

5.64

 

8.26

2.76

 

BRCA1/2 mutation

   

0.13

  

0.36

  

0.08

 Non carriers

293

9.27

2.20

 

16.34

4.61

 

8.86

2.49

 

 Carriers

224

9.56

2.12

 

16.72

4.82

 

9.24

2.39

 
  1. CES-D: Center for Epidemiologic Depression Scale; QD15: questionnaire filled in 15 days after test result disclosure.