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Table 3 Mastectomized breast cancer patients with reconstructive surgery diagnosed in 2005, 2008 and 2011 in Catalonia, Spain

From: Trends in the surgical procedures of women with incident breast cancer in Catalonia, Spain, over a 7-year period (2005–2011)

 

Radical surgery

2005

2008

2011

 

n

(%)

n

(%)

n

(%)

β* (95% CI)

Age

       

   ≤49

99

(60.7)

147

(65.6)

121

(61.1)

0.000 (-0.026; 0.026)

   50 - 69

56

(34.4)

68

(30.4)

69

(34.8)

0.004 (-0.045; 0.054)

   ≥ 70

8

(4.9)

9

(4.0)

8

(4.0)

-0.032 (-0.197; 0.132)

Stage

       

   Local

144

(88.3)

173

(77.2)

148

(74.7)

-0.030 (-0.047;-0.012)

   Regional

14

(8.6)

48

(21.4)

42

(21.2)

0.113 (0.038; 0.191)

   Distant

5

(3.1)

3

(1.3)

8

(4.0)

0.071 (-0.137; 0.290)

Charlson Comorbidity Index

       

   No comorbidity

143

(87.7)

200

(89.3)

177

(89.4)

0.003 (-0.009; 0.015)

   Low comorbidity

15

(9.2)

21

(9.4)

18

(9.1)

-0.002 (-0.110; 0.107)

   High comorbidity

5

(3.1)

3

(1.3)

3

(1.5)

-0.132 (-0.400; 0.118)

Type of surgery

       

   Simple mastectomy

129

(38.7)

175

(78.1)

149

(75.3)

-0.008 (-0.027; 0.010)

   Radical mastectomy

17

(8.6)

30

(13.4)

13

(6.6)

-0.067 (-0.168; 0.034)

   Subcutaneous mastectomy

17

(52.8)

19

(8.5)

36

(18.2)

0.117 (0.021; 0.216)

Type of reconstruction

       

   Immediate

126

(77.3)

192

(85.7)

187

(94.4)

0.033 (0.020; 0.047)

   Delayed

37

(22.7)

32

(14.3)

11

(5.6)

-0.213 (-0.307; -0.124)

Hospital complexity

       

   Low

26

(16.0)

40

(17.9)

31

(15.7)

-0.004 (-0.081; 0.073)

   Medium

47

(28.8)

77

(34.4)

85

(42.9)

0.068 (0.021; 0.115)

   High

90

(55.2)

107

(47.8)

82

(41.4)

-0.048 (-0.084;-0.012)

Total 1

163

(17.1)

224

(25.3)

198

(22.8)

0.044 (0.016; 0.073)

  1. *β is the slope of the log-binomial model used to measure the temporal trend; 95% CI: 95% Confidence Interval; In bold, statistically significant; 1Percentages were calculated taking into account the total number of mastectomized patients in the respective years.