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Table 2 Body image and quality of lifea (n = 354)

From: Assessing the relationship between body image and quality of life among rural and urban breast cancer survivors in China

 

Overall (Mean ± SD)

Rural (Mean ± SD)

Urban (Mean ± SD)

MD (95% CI)

p value

Physical function

45.33 ± 6.47

44.77 ± 6.75

45.68 ± 6.12

− 0.91 (− 2.26, 0.43)

0.19

Role limitations due to physical problems

34.91 ± 9.42

34.03 ± 8.35

35.49 ± 10.12

− 1.46 (− 3.40, 0.48)

0.14

Bodily pain

47.64 ± 10.11

47.79 ± 10.21

47.14 ± 9.98

0.64 (− 1.47, 2.76)

0.55

General health

43.06 ± 9.33

42.04 ± 8.60

43.79 ± 9.74

− 1.74 (− 3.66, 0.18)

0.07

Vitality

48.75 ± 8.85

47.81 ± 8.64

49.41 ± 8.94

− 1.60 (− 3.44, 0.24)

0.09

Social functioning

39.04 ± 10.77

38.72 ± 10.28

39.11 ± 11.08

− 0.39 (− 2.62, 1.85)

0.73

Role limitations due to emotional problems

38.80 ± 10.83

37.61 ± 10.31

39.73 ± 11.27

− 2.12 (− 4.38, 0.13)

0.07

Mental health

44.47 ± 8.77

43.24 ± 8.54

45.52 ± 8.90

− 2.28 (− 4.10, − 0.45)

0.01

Physical component summary

43.66 ± 6.52

43.38 ± 6.05

43.64 ± 6.82

− 0.26 (− 1.61, 1.08)

0.70

Mental component summary

42.49 ± 9.49

41.30 ± 9.06

43.46 ± 9.79

− 2.15 (− 4.13, − 0.18)

0.03

BI-related social change

6.17 ± 1.89

6.35 ± 1.80

6.05 ± 1.96

0.30 (− 0.09, 0.70)

0.13

BI-related behavior change

24.61 ± 4.05

24.63 ± 3.98

24.67 ± 4.13

− 0.04 (− 0.89, 0.81)

0.92

BI-related sexual activity change

12.36 ± 2.60

12.45 ± 2.51

12.31 ± 2.72

0.15 (− 0.40, 0.69)

0.60

BI-related role change

14.77 ± 3.37

15.44 ± 3.17

14.21 ± 3.44

1.24 (0.54, 1.93)

< 0.01

BI-related psychological change

25.20 ± 5.27

26.03 ± 4.76

24.58 ± 5.61

1.45 (0.37, 2.54)

< 0.01

BI summary

83.17 ± 14.42

84.95 ± 13.24

81.87 ± 15.30

3.08 (0.09, 6.07)

0.04

  1. BI body image, MD mean difference, SD standard deviation, 95% CI 95% confidence interval
  2. aSignificant differences (p < 0.05) are marked in bold. Marginally significant differences (p < 0.1) are italicized