Table 1.
Characteristics of people completing the survey
| Characteristics | n=225 (%) |
|---|---|
| Gender | n=223 |
| Male | 59 (26.4) |
| Female | 164 (73.6) |
| Age when first had stoma | n=225 |
| <15 y | 8 (3.6) |
| 16‐20 | 4 (1.8) |
| 21‐30 | 30 (13.3) |
| 31‐40 | 29 (12.9) |
| 41‐50 | 32 (14.2) |
| 51‐60 | 53 (23.6) |
| 61‐70 | 48 (21.3) |
| 71‐80 | 18 (8) |
| Over 81 | 3 (1.3) |
| Reason for first stoma | n=222 |
| Inflammatory Bowel Disease (eg. diverticular disease, Crohn's disease, ulcerative colitis) | 80 (36) |
| Colon cancer | 22 (9.9) |
| Rectal cancer | 26 (11.7) |
| Bladder cancer | 27 (12.2) |
| Birth defect | 6 (2.7) |
| Peritonitis | 3 (1.4) |
| Childbirth complications | 2 (0.9) |
| Do not know | 2 (0.9) |
| Other | 54 (24.3) |
| Stoma at time of survey? | n=224 |
| Yes | 214 (95.5) |
| No | 10 (4.5) |
| Type of stoma | n=223 |
| Colostomy | 99 (44.4) |
| Ileostomy | 84 (37.7) |
| Urostomy | 40 (17.9) |
| Length of time with stoma | n=221 |
| 0‐6 mo | 16 (7.2) |
| 7‐12 | 27 (12.2) |
| 13‐18 | 23 (10.4) |
| 19‐24 | 19 (8.6) |
| 25‐36 | 27 (12.2) |
| 37‐48 | 19 (8.7) |
| More than 4 y | 90 (40.7) |