TABLE 4.
FI characteristics among those who ever experienced FI and stratification by gender.
| Variable | Overall (n=9327) a |
Female (n=5844) |
Male (n=3483) |
Ordinal OR [95% CI] b |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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| FI frequency: | 1.25 [1.11-1.41] | |||
| Less than once per month | 5743 (59.1%) | 3747 (61.9%) | 1996 (56.2%) | |
| Once a month | 1043 (11.2%) | 596 (10.1%) | 447 (12.4%) | |
| 2-3x per month | 1275 (15.4%) | 744 (14.6%) | 531 (16.2%) | |
| Once a week | 466 (5.6%) | 256 (4.8%) | 210 (6.4%) | |
| More than once per week | 597 (6.3%) | 391 (6.7%) | 206 (5.9%) | |
| Daily | 203 (2.4%) | 110 (2.0%) | 93 (2.8%) | |
|
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| Amount of stool leakage: | 0.99 [0.87-1.12] | |||
| Small | 5825 (59.9%) | 3752 (60.2%) | 2073 (59.7%) | |
| Moderate | 1701 (19.0%) | 988 (18.3%) | 713 (19.8%) | |
| Large | 572 (7.5%) | 289 (6.1%) | 283 (9.0%) | |
| Variable | 1229 (13.6%) | 815 (15.5%) | 414 (11.6%) | |
|
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| Urgency prior to FI events: | 0.71 [0.63-0.79] | |||
| Never | 970 (10.1%) | 591 (9.9%) | 379 (10.3%) | |
| Rarely | 1828 (21.6%) | 1029 (18.4%) | 799 (24.9%) | |
| Sometimes | 1421 (15.7%) | 801 (14.0%) | 620 (17.5%) | |
| Usually | 2551 (25.4%) | 1680 (27.6%) | 871 (23.1%) | |
| Always | 2557 (27.2%) | 1743 (30.2%) | 814 (24.2%) | |
|
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| Accidental FI when passing gas: | 1.29 [1.16-1.43] | |||
| Never | 1029 (10.9%) | 739 (13.4%) | 290 (8.3%) | |
| Rarely | 3732 (38.4%) | 2343 (37.2%) | 1389 (39.5%) | |
| Sometimes | 3433 (38.0%) | 2101 (37.4%) | 1332 (38.7%) | |
| Usually | 883 (10.0%) | 508 (9.5%) | 375 (10.5%) | |
| Always | 250 (2.7%) | 153 (2.5%) | 97 (3.0%) | |
|
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| Pad or diaper use: | 0.74 [0.65-0.85] | |||
| Never | 6106 (63.0%) | 3744 (60.0%) | 2362 (66.1%) | |
| Rarely | 1107 (11.7%) | 745 (12.2%) | 362 (11.2%) | |
| Sometimes | 1185 (14.6%) | 742 (15.7%) | 443 (13.4%) | |
| Usually | 492 (6.2%) | 298 (6.4%) | 194 (6.1%) | |
| Always | 437 (4.5%) | 315 (5.7%) | 122 (3.3%) | |
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| FI interference with daily activities: | 1.26 [1.11-1.42] | |||
| Not at all | 3604 (37.1%) | 2375 (39.3%) | 1229 (34.9%) | |
| A little bit | 2737 (28.9%) | 1656 (26.8%) | 1081 (31.0%) | |
| Somewhat | 1619 (18.6%) | 976 (18.9%) | 643 (18.1%) | |
| Quite a bit | 855 (9.8%) | 514 (9.5%) | 341 (10.0%) | |
| Very much | 512 (5.7%) | 323 (5.5%) | 189 (6.0%) | |
|
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| Prior anus injury: | 1.53 [1.30-1.80] | |||
| No | 7958 (84.1%) | 5095 (86.7%) | 2863 (81.4%) | |
| Yes | 1023 (12.0%) | 557 (9.9%) | 466 (14.2%) | |
| Unsure | 346 (3.9%) | 192 (3.5%) | 154 (4.4%) | |
Data are presented an n (population-weighted %).
CI, confidence interval; FI, fecal incontinence; OR, odds ratio.
a
Of the 10,033 who previously experienced FI, data were missing from 706 individuals.
b
Females served as the reference group. The survey-weighted ordinal logistic regression model adjusted for age, gender, race/ethnicity, education level, marital status, employment status, household income, diarrhea within past week, constipation within past week, and presence of Crohn’s disease, ulcerative colitis, celiac disease, diabetes, HIV/AIDS, irritable bowel syndrome, and chronic idiopathic constipation.