Table 4.
Variable | p-value |
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---|---|---|---|
Pre-RT | Post-RT | Pre-RT–Post-RT | |
Resting anal pressure | 0.039 | 0.826 | 0.795 |
Squeeze anal pressure | 0.039 | 0.826 | 0.398 |
Perception threshold volume | > 0.999 | > 0.999 | 0.807 |
Urge to defecate volume | 0.051 | 0.029 | 0.753 |
Mean anal canal length | 0.728 | 0.164 | 0.505 |
IASPa) | 0.937 | 0.221 | 0.614 |
Resting EASP | 0.099 | 0.842 | 0.195 |
Maximum EASP | 0.104 | 0.380 | 0.518 |
RT, radiotherapy; IASP, internal anal sphincter pressure; EASP, external anal sphincter pressure.
Evaluation was performed only in 38 patients due to missing values.