Assessing quality of life using the brief cancer-related worry inventory for gynecological surgery

Table 1 Clinical demographics of the patients

	Total	High BCWI	Low BCWI	P values
	(n = 19)	(n = 7)	(n = 12)
Age (yr)	53.5 ± 12.2	45.4 ± 8.8	58.3 ± 11.7	0.023
Height (cm)	158.9 ± 5.2	160.5 ± 5.2	157.9 ± 5.1	0.313
Body weight (kg)	64.4 ± 14.3	65.9 ± 19.2	63.5 ± 11.5	0.742
BMI	25.4 ± 5.4	25.4 ± 6.9	25.4 ± 4.6	0.996
Pre-BCWI	561.6 ± 367.8	945.7 ± 211.1	337.5 ± 219.9	< 0.001
Affected organ (UB:UN:OV)	10:6:3	3:2:2	7:4:1	0.502
History of surgery (Y:N)	8:11	4:3	4:8	0.311
Spouse (Y:N)	13:6	2:5	11:1	0.004
Child (Y:N)	12:7	2:5	10:2	0.017
Living with family (Y:N)	15:4	5:2	10:2	0.539
Friends (S:M)	9:10	3:4	6:6	0.764

BMI: Body mass index; BCWI: Brief cancer-related worry inventory; UB: Uterine body; UN: Uterine neck; OV: Ovary; Y: Yes; N: No; S: Single; M: Married.