Table 2.

Confidence interval (95%) of significant risk factors for functional disability by Quick DASH divided into quantiles.

Quantiles / risk factors0.100.250.50.750.9
Age > 580.014; 0.079
Advanced stage3.292; 0.855
Low emotional well-being0.330; 0.0740.330; 0.0740.736; 0.3101.293; 0.6871.369; 0.598
Low physical activity level0.099; 0.0190.099; 0.0190.190; 0.001
High anxiety level0.060; 0.2930.292; 0.6980.542; 1.2181.197; 2.1571.859; 3.079
Comorbidity*2.706; 0.277
Extreme pain during hospitalization0.460; 2.6341.162; 4.9467.229; 13.53610.777; 19.733
No PT after surgery2.766; 1.2334.259; 1.5916.464; 2.0177.225; 0.91111.941; 3.910
No Family support2.532; 0.1294.593; 0.410
Insomnia1.238; 6.2141.548; 8.6146.986; 15.973
PO complications**0.074; 2.434
ALND0.103; 0.2850.988; 1.036
Mastectomy surgery3.292; 0.8557.403; 5.366
Reconstruction surgery7.105; 27.495
Quantiles / risk factors0.100.250.50.750.9
Age > 580.014; 0.079
Advanced stage3.292; 0.855
Low emotional well-being0.330; 0.0740.330; 0.0740.736; 0.3101.293; 0.6871.369; 0.598
Low physical activity level0.099; 0.0190.099; 0.0190.190; 0.001
High anxiety level0.060; 0.2930.292; 0.6980.542; 1.2181.197; 2.1571.859; 3.079
Comorbidity*2.706; 0.277
Extreme pain during hospitalization0.460; 2.6341.162; 4.9467.229; 13.53610.777; 19.733
No PT after surgery2.766; 1.2334.259; 1.5916.464; 2.0177.225; 0.91111.941; 3.910
No Family support2.532; 0.1294.593; 0.410
Insomnia1.238; 6.2141.548; 8.6146.986; 15.973
PO complications**0.074; 2.434
ALND0.103; 0.2850.988; 1.036
Mastectomy surgery3.292; 0.8557.403; 5.366
Reconstruction surgery7.105; 27.495

Abbreviations: ALND, axillar lymph node dissection, PT, physical therapy; PO, post-operative).

*Comorbidities included neurological problems, orthopedic issues, and fibromyalgia and/or chronic pain.

**Post-operative complications included bleeding, infection, revision surgery, and/or seroma.

Table 2.

Confidence interval (95%) of significant risk factors for functional disability by Quick DASH divided into quantiles.

Quantiles / risk factors0.100.250.50.750.9
Age > 580.014; 0.079
Advanced stage3.292; 0.855
Low emotional well-being0.330; 0.0740.330; 0.0740.736; 0.3101.293; 0.6871.369; 0.598
Low physical activity level0.099; 0.0190.099; 0.0190.190; 0.001
High anxiety level0.060; 0.2930.292; 0.6980.542; 1.2181.197; 2.1571.859; 3.079
Comorbidity*2.706; 0.277
Extreme pain during hospitalization0.460; 2.6341.162; 4.9467.229; 13.53610.777; 19.733
No PT after surgery2.766; 1.2334.259; 1.5916.464; 2.0177.225; 0.91111.941; 3.910
No Family support2.532; 0.1294.593; 0.410
Insomnia1.238; 6.2141.548; 8.6146.986; 15.973
PO complications**0.074; 2.434
ALND0.103; 0.2850.988; 1.036
Mastectomy surgery3.292; 0.8557.403; 5.366
Reconstruction surgery7.105; 27.495
Quantiles / risk factors0.100.250.50.750.9
Age > 580.014; 0.079
Advanced stage3.292; 0.855
Low emotional well-being0.330; 0.0740.330; 0.0740.736; 0.3101.293; 0.6871.369; 0.598
Low physical activity level0.099; 0.0190.099; 0.0190.190; 0.001
High anxiety level0.060; 0.2930.292; 0.6980.542; 1.2181.197; 2.1571.859; 3.079
Comorbidity*2.706; 0.277
Extreme pain during hospitalization0.460; 2.6341.162; 4.9467.229; 13.53610.777; 19.733
No PT after surgery2.766; 1.2334.259; 1.5916.464; 2.0177.225; 0.91111.941; 3.910
No Family support2.532; 0.1294.593; 0.410
Insomnia1.238; 6.2141.548; 8.6146.986; 15.973
PO complications**0.074; 2.434
ALND0.103; 0.2850.988; 1.036
Mastectomy surgery3.292; 0.8557.403; 5.366
Reconstruction surgery7.105; 27.495

Abbreviations: ALND, axillar lymph node dissection, PT, physical therapy; PO, post-operative).

*Comorbidities included neurological problems, orthopedic issues, and fibromyalgia and/or chronic pain.

**Post-operative complications included bleeding, infection, revision surgery, and/or seroma.

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