Table 2.
Use of medication influencing FI and symptoms of FI in the “healthy” and comorbidity subgroups
| Total study group | “Healthy” subgroup | Comorbidity subgroup | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No FI n (%) | FI n (%) | P | No FI n (%) | FI n (%) | P | No FI n (%) | FI n (%) | P | |
| Used laxative medication | 64 (5.5) | 27 (27.0) | < 0.001 | 49 (5.1) | 10 (18.2) | < 0.001 | 28 (13.6) | 19 (42.2) | < 0.001 |
| Used antidiarrheals medication | 8 (0.7) | 15 (15.0) | < 0.001 | 6 (0.6) | 4 (7.3) | 0.013 | 2 (1.0) | 13 (28.9) | < 0.001 |
| Felt urge before defecating | 0.002 | 0.329 | < 0.001 | ||||||
| Yes | 887 (76.5) | 61 (61.0) | 715 (75.0) | 38 (69.1) | 172 (83.5) | 23 (51.1) | |||
| Sometimes | 205 (17.7) | 31 (31.0) | 177 (18.6) | 11 (20.0) | 28 (13.6) | 20 (44.4) | |||
| No | 67 (5.8) | 8 (8.0) | 61 (6.4) | 6 (10.9) | 6 (2.9) | 2 (4.4) | |||
| Could discriminate between different types of stool | < 0.001 | < 0.001 | < 0.001 | ||||||
| Yes | 949 (81.9) | 39 (39.0) | 788 (82.7) | 21 (38.2) | 161 (78.2) | 18 (40.0) | |||
| Difficult | 112 (9.7) | 46 (46.0) | 79 (8.3) | 24 (43.6) | 33 (16.0) | 22 (48.9) | |||
| No | 98 (8.5) | 15 (15.0) | 86 (9.0) | 10 (18.2) | 12 (5.8) | 5 (11.1) | |||
| Could control bowels after urge sensation for: | < 0.001 | < 0.001 | < 0.001 | ||||||
| < 1 min | 90 (7.8) | 35 (35.0) | 67 (7.0) | 17 (30.9) | 23 (11.2) | 18 (40.0) | |||
| < 5 min | 217 (18.7) | 36 (36.0) | 170 (17.8) | 17 (30.9) | 47 (22.8) | 19 (42.2) | |||
| < 15 min | 226 (19.5) | 8 (8.0) | 183 (19.2) | 7 (12.7) | 43 (20.9) | 1 (2.2) | |||
| Never had to hurry | 626 (54.0) | 21 (21.0) | 533 (55.9) | 14 (25.5) | 93 (45.1) | 7 (15.6) | |||
| Experiencing fecal urgency at least monthly | 100 (8.6) | 58 (58.0) | < 0.001 | 70 (7.4) | 30 (54.5) | < 0.001 | 30 (14.6) | 28 (62.2) | < 0.001 |
| Abdominal pain at least monthly | 234 (20.2) | 48 (48.0) | < 0.001 | 181 (19.1) | 26 (47.3) | < 0.001 | 53 (25.7) | 22 (48.9) | 0.008 |