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Catanuto G, Rocco N, Fichera CG, Cinquerrui A, Rapisarda M, Chiodini P, Magnoni F, Dorangricchia P, Sebri V, Pravettoni G, Nava MB, Caruso F. Easy Anthropometric Measurements Are Representative of Baseline Values of Breast Q Values in Asymptomatic Women. Healthcare (Basel) 2024; 12:268. [PMID: 38275547 PMCID: PMC10815797 DOI: 10.3390/healthcare12020268] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/03/2023] [Revised: 01/13/2024] [Accepted: 01/17/2024] [Indexed: 01/27/2024] Open
Abstract
BACKGROUND Measurements of breast morphology are a determinant of the assessment of any surgical procedure, either reconstructive or cosmetic. This study aims to investigate the association between easy anthropometric measurements and values of quality of life assessed in a sample of asymptomatic women. METHODOLOGY Healthy asymptomatic women were admitted for this study. The following measurements were assessed: height, weight, nipple to sternal notch distance, areola to infra-mammary fold distance (right vs. left), right-left nipple distance. The Breast Q questionnaire (Italian translation V.1, pre-op breast conservation surgery) in the following domains: satisfaction with breasts; psycho-social satisfaction; physical satisfaction; sexual satisfaction, which was used to assess breast-related quality of life. RESULTS One hundred and forty-five women responded to the breast Q questionnaire. The mean age of the sample was 44.3 years; the medium BMI was 24.1; Spearman correlation coefficients revealed that all the investigated values were negatively correlated to the "satisfaction with breasts" domain. Psychosexual satisfaction was associated with age; BMI; nipple to sternal notch distance. After normalization for age values, we observed that "satisfaction with breast" was, once again, highly correlated to BMI; nipple to sternal notch distance; areola to IMF distance. In all cases, the higher the values, the lower the scores. CONCLUSIONS Distances between easy relevant anatomical landmarks are representative of patients' breast-related quality of life in a population of asymptomatic women. These findings allow us to identify an ideal anthropometric framework that can be used as a validated surgical endpoint for cosmetic and oncological procedures.
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Affiliation(s)
- Giuseppe Catanuto
- Institution Humanitas Istituto Clinico Catanese, 95045 Misterbianco, Italy; (G.C.); (M.R.); (F.C.)
- GReTA Fondazione ETS (Group for Reconstructive and Therapeutic Advancements), 80123 Naples, Italy;
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- GReTA Fondazione ETS (Group for Reconstructive and Therapeutic Advancements), 80123 Naples, Italy;
- Department of Advanced Biomedical Sciences, University of Naples “Federico II”, 80131 Naples, Italy
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- Institution Humanitas Istituto Clinico Catanese, 95045 Misterbianco, Italy; (G.C.); (M.R.); (F.C.)
| | - Martina Rapisarda
- Institution Humanitas Istituto Clinico Catanese, 95045 Misterbianco, Italy; (G.C.); (M.R.); (F.C.)
| | - Paolo Chiodini
- Medical Statistics Unit, University of Campania “Luigi Vanvitelli”, 81100 Caserta, Italy
| | - Francesca Magnoni
- Division of Breast Surgery, European Institute of Oncology, IRCCS, 20141 Milan, Italy;
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- Applied Research Division for Cognitive and Psychological Science, IEO, European Institute of Oncology, IRCCS, 20141 Milan, Italy (V.S.); (G.P.)
| | - Valeria Sebri
- Applied Research Division for Cognitive and Psychological Science, IEO, European Institute of Oncology, IRCCS, 20141 Milan, Italy (V.S.); (G.P.)
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- Applied Research Division for Cognitive and Psychological Science, IEO, European Institute of Oncology, IRCCS, 20141 Milan, Italy (V.S.); (G.P.)
- Department of Oncology and Hemato-Oncology, University of Milan, 20122 Milan, Italy
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- GReTA Fondazione ETS (Group for Reconstructive and Therapeutic Advancements), 80123 Naples, Italy;
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- Institution Humanitas Istituto Clinico Catanese, 95045 Misterbianco, Italy; (G.C.); (M.R.); (F.C.)
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