Constipation, hard stools, fecal urgency, and incomplete evacuation, but not diarrhea is associated with diabetes and its related factors

Table 3 Test-retest reliability of bowel symptom score between 1^st and 2^nd questionnaire

Bowel symptoms	All (n = 1197)			Diabetes (n = 152)			Non-Diabetes (n = 1045)
	Kappa value	SE	P value	Kappa value	SE	P value	Kappa value	SE	P value
Borborygmus	0.67	0.02	< 0.001	0.69	0.05	< 0.001	0.67	0.02	< 0.001
Abdominal distension	0.68	0.02	< 0.001	0.71	0.05	< 0.001	0.68	0.02	< 0.001
Increased flatus	0.67	0.02	< 0.001	0.67	0.04	< 0.001	0.67	0.02	< 0.001
Constipation	0.70	0.02	< 0.001	0.71	0.04	< 0.001	0.70	0.02	< 0.001
Diarrhea	0.70	0.02	< 0.001	0.73	0.05	< 0.001	0.69	0.02	< 0.001
Loose stools	0.70	0.02	< 0.001	0.77	0.05	< 0.001	0.70	0.02	< 0.001
Hard stools	0.68	0.02	< 0.001	0.75	0.04	< 0.001	0.67	0.02	< 0.001
Fecal urgency	0.69	0.02	< 0.001	0.69	0.04	< 0.001	0.69	0.02	< 0.001
Incomplete evacuation	0.68	0.02	< 0.001	0.73	0.04	< 0.001	0.67	0.02	< 0.001

GI: Gastrointestinal.