Table 3 Proportion of respondents experiencing no, minor and major Low Anterior Resection Syndrome (LARS) and proportion experiencing symptoms of incontinence for flatus and faeces; abnormal frequency of bowel movements; fragmentation of stool and urgency (95% confidence interval (CI)) among men and women aged 50–74 years (N = 5479)
Total % (95 CI) | Women % (95 CI) | Men % (95 CI) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
N = 5479 | 50-64y n = 1543 | 65-74y n = 1239 | All n = 2782 | 50-64y n = 1395 | 65-74y n = 1302 | All n = 2697 | |
No LARS | 64.1 (62.8;65.3) | 58.3 (55.8;60.7) | 59.1 (56.3;61.8) | 58.6 (56.8;60.5) | 68.2 (65.7;70.7) | 71.2 (68.7;73.6) | 69.7 (67.9;71.4) |
Minor LARS | 21.7 (20.6;22.8) | 24.4 (22.3;26.7) | 22.6 (20.3;25.0) | 23.6 (22.0;25.2) | 21.0 (18.9;23.2) | 18.4 (16.3;20.6) | 19.7 (18.2;21.3) |
Major LARS | 14.2 (13.3;15.2) | 17.3 (15.4;19.3) | 18.3 (16.2;20.6) | 17.8 (16.4;19.2) | 10.8 (9.2;12.5) | 10.4 (8.8;12.2) | 10.6 (9.5;11.8) |
Occasions when you cannot control your flatus (wind)?a | 25.0 (23.9;26.2) | 28.7 (26.4;31.0) | 31.9 (29.3;34.6) | 30.1 (28.4;31.8) | 16.5 (14.6;18.6) | 23.2 (20.9;25.5) | 19.7 (18.2;21.3) |
Accidental leakage of liquid stool?a | 3.2 (2.7;3.7) | 3.2 (2.4;4.2) | 4.0 (2.9;5.2) | 3.5 (2.9;4.3) | 3.0 (2.2;4.0) | 2.6 (1.8;3.6) | 2.8 (2.2;3.5) |
Often or rare opening of your bowels?b | 24.1 (23.0;25.2) | 27.6 (25.4;29.9) | 27.0 (24.5;29.5) | 27.3 (25.7;29.0) | 19.0 (17.0;21.2) | 22.6 (20.4;25.0) | 20.8 (19.2;22.3) |
Have to open your bowels again within one hour of the last bowel opening?a | 12.1 (11.3;13.0) | 13.3 (11.6;15.1) | 16.4 (14.4;18.6) | 14.7 (13.4;16.0) | 10.3 (8.8;12.0) | 8.7 (7.3;10.4) | 9.5 (8.5;10.7) |
Such a strong urge to open your bowels that you have to rush to the toilet?a | 13.7 (12.8;14.7) | 16.6 (14.8;18.6) | 15.7 (13.7;17.8) | 16.2 (14.8;17.6) | 13.0 (11.2;14.8) | 9.2 (7.7;10.9) | 11.2 (10.0;12.4) |