Table 3.

Pre-EAS repair and post-anal sphincter repair MMHQ^a subscale scores

Subscales	n	Baseline	Post-anal sphincter repair	p value
Impact	54	69.0±25.7	43.1± 28.9	<0.01
Role	54	41.0±29.6	25.7±28.4	<0.01
Physical	54	50.2±31.5	28.0±30.1	<0.01
Personal	54	40.7±30.2	20.4±26.1	<0.01
Emotion	54	53.5±30.1	34.4±33.2	<0.01
Sleep	54	28.5±29.0	19.2±27.8	0.01
Sex	54	33.8±30.9	14.9±25.2	<0.01
Severity	54	60.8±25.1	37.6±30.6	<0.01

^aModified Manchester Health Questionnaire