|
Symptoms related to anal function
|
3 months
|
6 months
|
12 months
|
|---|
|
Non-stricture
|
Stricture
|
Non-stricture
|
Stricture
|
Non-stricture
|
Stricture
|
|---|
|
Stool frequency, times/day
|
6.4 ± 3.6
|
11.4 ± 3.0**
|
6.8 ± 2.8
|
7.0 ± 2.1
|
5.1 ± 2.9
|
9.0 ± 5.3**
|
|
Urgency
|
12/14
|
4/5
|
8/13
|
2/5
|
3/12*
|
4/5**
|
|
Fragmentation
|
10/14
|
5/5
|
7/13
|
4/5
|
4/12
|
5/5**
|
|
Dyschesia
|
2/14
|
3/5
|
2/13
|
0/5
|
2/12
|
0/5
|
|
Medication use
|
4/14
|
4/5
|
3/13
|
4/5**
|
2/12
|
3/5
|
|
Nocturnal defecation
|
9/14
|
5/5
|
5/13*
|
5/5
|
5/12*
|
4/5
|
- Data associated with each anal dysfunction at 6 and 12 months were statistically compared with those at 3 months for each condition of anastomotic sites using Wilcoxon signed-rank test. *P <0.05.
- Data associated with each anal dysfunction of the stricture group were statistically compared with those of the non-stricture group at 3, 6, and 12 months using the Mann–Whitney U test. **P <0.05.
