Table 1 Univariate analysis of factors associated with the choice of BCS or mastectomy for patients eligible for BCS
Patient characteristics | BCS (n = 65) | Mastectomy (n = 84) | P value |
|---|---|---|---|
Age, years | |||
Mean ± SD | 48.54 ± 9.52 | 55.50 ± 14.03 | 0.0008* |
Median (range) | 47 (25–71) | 55 (28–85) | |
Menstrual status, years, no. (%) | |||
Premenopausal | 38 (58.5) | 36 (42.9) | 0.07 |
Postmenopausal | 27 (41.5) | 48 (57.1) | |
Place of residence, no. (%) | |||
Urban | 61 (93.8) | 52 (61.9) | < 0.001* |
Rural | 4 (6.2) | 32 (38.1) | |
Within Nanjing region | 37 (56.9) | 53 (63.1) | 0.5007 |
Outside Nanjing | 28 (43.1) | 31 (36.9) | |
Insurance status, no. (%) | |||
General medicare insurance | 61 (93.8) | 43 (51.2) | < 0.001* |
No or low-level medicare insurance | 4 (6.2) | 41 (48.8) | |
Household income, $, no. (%) | |||
> 1500 per year | 41 (63.1) | 18 (21.4) | < 0.001* |
≤ 1500 per year | 24 (36.9) | 66 (78.6) | |
Level of education, no. (%) | |||
Bachelor’s degree or above | 39 (60.0) | 21 (25.0) | < 0.001* |
Other | 26 (40.0) | 63 (75.0) | |
Confirmed diagnosis to surgery interval, no. (%) | |||
≤ 3 days | 50 (76.9) | 38 (45.2) | 0.0001* |
> 3 days | 15 (23.1) | 46 (54.8) | |
Admission to surgery interval, no. (%) | |||
≤ 3 days | 33 (50.8) | 24 (28.6) | 0.0068* |
> 3 days | 32 (49.2) | 60 (71.4) | |
Pathological type before surgery, no. (%) | |||
Invasive carcinoma | 41 (63.1) | 67 (79.8) | 0.0644 |
Carcinoma in situ | 9 (13.8) | 8 (9.5) | |
Others | 15 (23.1) | 9 (10.7) | |
Confirmed diagnosis before surgery, no. (%) | |||
Yes | 50 (76.9) | 75 (89.3) | 0.0465* |
No | 15 (23.1) | 9 (10.7) | |
Clinically positive nodes, no. (%) | |||
Yes | 15 (23.1) | 28 (33.3) | 0.2036 |
No | 50 (76.9) | 56 (66.7) | |
Tumor size (mm) (mean ± SD) | 17.32 ± 6.31 | 18.10 ± 6.68 | 0.4696 |