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. 2024 Mar 20;2024:2410643. doi: 10.1155/2024/2410643

Table 4.

Data for LARS.

Group A Group B p value
(n = 92), (%) (n = 82), (%)
LARS 0.690
 No 12 (13.0%) 8 (9.8%)
 Minor 38 (41.3%) 32 (40.0%)
 Major 42 (45.7%) 42 (51.2%)
LARS lasting time (month; IQR) 12 (8–17) 21 (12–31) <0.001
Seek medical advice because of LARS 25 (27.2%) 24 (29.3%) 0.759
Incontinence for flatus 0.350
 Never 15 (16.3%) 16 (19.5%)
 <Once a week 57 (62.0%) 42 (51.2%)
 ≥Once a week 20 (21.7%) 24 (29.3%)
Incontinence for liquid stools 0.251
 Never 20 (21.7%) 10 (12.2%)
 <Once a week 54 (58.7%) 54 (65.9%)
 ≥Once a week 18 (19.6%) 18 (22.0%)
Frequency of bowel movements 0.134
 >7 times a day 16 (17.4%) 21 (25.6%)
 4–7 times a day 45 (49.0%) 32 (39.0%)
 1–3 times a day 28 (30.4%) 21 (25.6%)
 <Once a day 3 (3.2%) 8 (9.8%)
Clustering of stools 0.467
 Never 4 (4.3%) 1 (1.2%)
 <Once a week 53 (57.6%) 49 (59.8%)
 ≥Once a week 35 (38.0%) 32 (39.0%)
Urgency 0.032
 Never 12 (13.0%) 2 (2.4%)
 <Once a week 57 (62.0%) 54 (65.9%)
 ≥Once a week 23 (25.0%) 26 (31.7%)

LARS, low anterior resection syndrome; IQR, interquartile range; p < 0.05.