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

Table 3 Clinical comparison between the stable brief cancer-related worry inventory group (n = 13) and the worsening brief cancer-related worry inventory group (n = 6)

	Stable BCWI	Worsening BCWI	P values
	(n = 13)	(n = 6)
Age (yr)	54.8 ± 13.1	50.8 ± 107	0.53
Height (cm)	159.1 ± 6.1	158.7 ± 2.3	0.896
Body weight (kg)	65.5 ± 16.9	61.9 ± 6.6	0.634
BMI	25.8 ± 6.3	24.6 ± 2.7	0.665
Pre-BCWI	623.1 ± 413.8	428.3 ± 211.8	0.296
Affected organ (UB:UN:OV)	8:2:3	2:4:0	0.066
History of surgery (Y:N)	6:7	2:4	0.599
Spouse (Y:N)	7:6	6:0	0.044
Child (Y:N)	6:7	6:0	0.024
Living with family (Y:N)	10:3	5:1	0.75
Friends (S:M)	5:8	4:2	0.252
Operation time (min)	171.1 ± 97.2	305.3 ± 140.5	0.026
Intraoperative Bleeding (mL)	213.5 ± 279.5	649.2 ± 586.5	0.134
Hospital stay (d)	14.1 ± 8.8	19.2 ± 10.3	0.281

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