Comparison 5. Soiling/Difficulty with hygiene/Incontinence.

Outcome or subgroup title	No. of studies	No. of participants	Statistical method	Effect size
1 Proportion of patients experiencing soiling or diffiulty with hygiene or continence	10	717	Odds Ratio (M‐H, Fixed, 95% CI)	1.10 [0.67, 1.82]
2 fecal urgency	5	373	Odds Ratio (M‐H, Fixed, 95% CI)	1.26 [0.75, 2.11]
3 patients with hygiene/continence problems at follow up >1year but <2 years	4	224	Odds Ratio (M‐H, Fixed, 95% CI)	1.0 [0.26, 3.78]
4 patients with fecal urgency at follow up >2years	4	176	Odds Ratio (M‐H, Fixed, 95% CI)	1.45 [0.57, 3.68]