Table 2.

Previous ano-rectal surgery in patients with fecal incontinence n (%)

Indications for ano-rectal surgery	Men	Women	χ2	P
Hemorrhoids	9 (7.6)	26 (4.0)	1.18	NS
Ulcerative colitis	2 (1.7)	9 (1.4)	0.03	NS
Crohn’s disease	2 (1.7)	12 (1.8)	0.003	NS
Rectal cancer	12 (10.1)	16 (2.4)	5.06	< 0.05
(Low anterior resection)
Abscess	8 (6.7)	23 (3.5)	1.06	NS
Anal atresia	3 (2.5)	15 (2.3)	0.001	NS
Colorectal cancer	2 (1.7)	9 (1.4)	0.03	NS
Fistula	4 (3.4)	19 (1.4)	0.854	NS
Fissure	2 (1.7)	6 (0.9)	0.006	NS
Rectal prolapse	1 (0.8)	3 (0.5)	0.07	NS
Prostate cancer	1 (0.8)	0 (0.0)	0.8	NS
Anal dilatation	0 (0.0)	6 (0.9)	0.9	NS
Total	46 (38.6)	144 (22.3)	5.72	< 0.05

NS: Not significant.