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Table 4 Cancer stage subgroup analysis results

From: Assessing aesthetic outcomes of different incision types for nipple-sparing mastectomy followed by radiation therapy in prepectoral direct-to-implant breast reconstruction: a retrospective study

Cancer Stage (number of patients)

Aesthetic Outcomes

Mean

p-value

0 (6)

Breast Symmetry Score changes

-0.5

0.18

Nipple to IMF Distance changes

0.23

0.893

Nipple Y-axis coefficient changes

-0.012

0.438

1(16)

Breast Symmetry Score changes

-0.56

0.02

Nipple to IMF Distance changes

0.43

0.057

Nipple Y-axis coefficient changes

0.012

0.156

2 (11)

Breast Symmetry Score changes

-0.45

0.129

Nipple to IMF Distance changes

0.15

0.765

Nipple Y-axis coefficient changes

0.0007

0.966

3 (7)

Breast Symmetry Score changes

-1

0.059

Nipple to IMF Distance changes

-0.24

0.345

Nipple Y-axis coefficient changes

0.0039

1

Differences among groups (Kruskal-Wallis test)

H-statistic

p-value

Breast Symmetry Score changes

1.58

0.6648

Nipple to IMF Distance changes

3.07

0.3805

Nipple Y-axis coefficient changes

2.35

0.5024

  1. IMF: Inframammary fold