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. 2025 Aug 22;44:305. doi: 10.1186/s41043-025-01050-7

Table 2.

Weighted multivariate regression analysis of the associations between WWI and the risk of FI

Variable Model 1 Model 2 Model 3
OR (95%CI) P value OR (95%CI) P value OR (95%CI) P value
WWI(continu-ous) 1.84(1.72–1.97)  < 0.001 1.47(1.33–1.62)  < 0.001 1.36(1.20–1.55)  < 0.001
WWI(tertile)
T1 1(Ref) 1(Ref) 1(Ref)
T2 1.72 (1.41–2.09)  < 0.001 1.35(1.09–1.66) 0.007 1.26(1.00–1.58) 0.046
T3 3.07(2.65–3.55)  < 0.001 1.93(1.61–2.33)  < 0.001 1.63 (1.31–2.02)  < 0.001
Trend test  < 0.001  < 0.001  < 0.001

WWI, weight-adjusted-waist index; FI, fecal incontinence

Model 1 was adjusted for none

Model 2 was adjusted for age, sex, race/ethnicity

Model 3 was adjusted for age, sex, marital status, race/ethnicity, education level, family income, smoking status, alcohol intake, physical activity, hypertension, diabetes, coronary heart disease, congestive heart failure, cancer, stroke, calorie consumption, protein consumption, carbohydrate consumption, fat consumption, and body mass index