Table 2.

Adjusted associations with participation in activities and overall quality of life (N = 567)

Factors	Association with participation in activities (0-worst to 5-best)		Association with overall quality of life (0-worst to 10-best)
	Adjusted valuea	p value	Adjusted valuea	p value
Operation
Sphincter-sparing surgery (n = 324)	2.9	< 0.0001	6.5	0.79
Ostomy (n = 176)	2.0		6.7
Temporary ostomy (n = 67)	2.9		6.5
Soilage
Always (n = 18)	1.5	< 0.0001	6.3	0.07
Most of the time (n = 61)	2.0		6.8
Sometimes (n = 114)	2.7		6.9
Rarely (n = 186)	3.2		6.3
Never (n = 179)	3.6		6.6
Participation in activitiesb
0 (interferes a great deal)	4.4	< 0.0001
1	5.6
2	5.9
3	6.7
4	8.2
5 (interferes not at all)	8.5
Sex
Men	2.4	0.01	6.6	0.94
Women	2.8		6.6
Mean age at survey, years
≤ 64	2.4	0.48	6.7	< 0.0001
65–74	2.6		7.2
75–84	2.7		6.3
≥ 85	2.7		6.1
Household income, $US
≤ 15,000	2.2	0.007	6.1	0.15
15,000 to 30,000	2.3		6.6
30,001 to 50,000	2.9		6.6
50,001 to 75,000	2.7		6.8
75,001 to 100,000	2.7		6.2
≥ 100,000	3.1		7.0
Not reported	2.6		6.6
Time since surgery, years
5–9	2.6	0.95	6.4	0.02
10–14	2.6		7.0
≥ 15	2.7		6.6
Data missing	2.6		6.2
Body mass index at survey completion, kg/m2
≤ 26	2.9	0.17	6.6	0.18
27–29	2.6		6.2
≥ 30	2.6		6.4
Data missing	2.4		7.0
Charlson-Deyo comorbidity index
0	2.5	0.05	6.8	0.17
1	2.5		6.5
≥ 2	2.9		6.4
History of radiation therapy
No	2.8	0.002	6.7	0.01
Yes	2.4		7.2
Data missing	2.8		5.7

^aValues were adjusted for potential confounders.

^bData in this category for the “Association with participation in activities” columns are the dependent variables for this table.