TABLE 4.

Anatomic Measures Via Endoanal Ultrasound of Urgency Fecal Incontinence Group Compared With Passive Fecal Incontinence Group

Anatomic Measures of Endoanal Ultrasound	Urgency FI, n = 21	Passive FI, n = 25	P
Puborectalis thickness, mm	5.4 ± 0.4	5.3 ± 0.2	0.90
IAS thickness at 12 o’clock, mm	1.4 (0.0–2.3)	1.4 (0.0–2.4)	0.77
IAS thickness at 3 o’clock, mm	1.0 ± 0.1	1.8 ± 0.1	0.61
IAS thickness at 6 o’clock, mm	1.2 ± 0.1	1.3 ± 0.1	0.34
IAS thickness at 9 o’clock, mm	1.7 (0.0–2.8)	1.8 (0.0–3.1)	0.44
EAS thickness at 12 o’clock, mm	1.9 (0.0–3.3)	2.6 (0.0–3.8)	0.27
EAS thickness at 3 o’clock, mm	2.4 (1.7–4.8)	2.6 (1.2–4.9)	0.88
EAS thickness at 6 o’clock, mm	2.9 (1.6–5.4)	2.7 (1.7–5.0)	0.46
EAS thickness at 9 o’clock, mm	1.6 ± 0.2	1.7 ± 0.2	0.59
IAS defects	6 (30.0)	10 (41.7)	0.53
EAS defects	5 (25.0)	4 (16.7)	0.71

Data are mean (standard deviation), median (range), or n (%).

P values refer to comparison of measures between groups using Student t test or Mann-Whitney-Wilcoxon test for continuous variables as appropriate.