Table 3.

Frequency of physical activity in female pelvic cancer survivors with various severities of fecal leakage

Variable	Practicing physical activity at least once a week, n = 382	Practicing physical activity less than once a week, n = 186	Relative risk, 95% CI, p value, n = 568
Frequency of leakage in case of urgency, n (%)	n = 365	n = 170
No	155/223 (68)	68/223 (30)	Ref.
Occasionally	135/194 (70)	59/194 (30)	1.00, 0.75–1.33, 0.986
At least once a month	26/40 (65)	14/40 (35)	1.15, 0.72–1.83, 0.563
At least once a week	33/47 (70)	14/47 (30)	0.98, 0.60–1.58, 0.924
At least three times a week	11/18 (61)	7/18 (39)	1.28, 0.69–2.35, 0.436
At least once a day	5/13 (39)	8/13 (62)	2.02, 1.26–3.24, 0.004*
Volume of leakage, n (%)	n = 360	n = 172
No leakage	156/223 (70)	67/223 (30)	Ref.
Just soiling	103/147 (70)	44/147 (30)	1.0, 0.72–1.37, 0.982
Small volume of stools	74/110 (67)	36/110 (33)	1.1, 0.78–1.52, 0.616
Large volume of stools	20/41 (49)	21/41 (51)	1.70, 1.19–2.44, 0.004*
All stools	7/11 (64)	4/11 (36)	1.21, 0.54–2.71, 0643
Leakage of all stools without forewarning, n (%)	n = 364	n = 177
No	315/448 (70)	133/448 (30)	Ref.
Yes	49/98 (50)	49/98 (50)	1.68, 1.32–2.15, < 0.001*

n (number) and proportion (%) of women are presented, n delivering data is presented in case of missing data. Ref. = Reference category, relative risk 1.0; the category free from leakage. CI = 95% confidence interval, *statistically significant difference. The time frame of the questions was the past 6 months