Effect of low anterior resection syndrome on quality of life in colorectal cancer patients: A retrospective observational study

Table 2 Association between low anterior resection syndrome symptoms and quality of life in patients with colorectal cancer

	Without LARS (n = 51)	With LARS (n = 171)	P value
Frequent micturition: With/without	27 (52.3%)/24 (47.9%)	74 (43.0%)/98 (56.9%)	0.138
Blood in stool: With/without	41 (80/4%)/10 (19.6%)	106 (61.6%)/66 (38.4%)	0.0091
Body image: With/without	41 (80/4%)/10 (19.6%)	88 (51.2%)/84 (48.8%)	0.0011
Male sexual function: With/without	16 (44.4%)/20 (55.6%)	60 (53.6%)/52 (46.4%)	0.223
Impotence: With/without	21 (61.7%)/13 (38.3%)	52 (50%)/52 (50%)	0.160
Female sexual function: With/without	9 (81.8%)/2 (18.2%)	37 (80.4%)/9 (19.6%)	0.644
Pain: With/without	8 (88.8%)/1 (11.1%)	33 (78.6%)/9 (21.4%)	0.429
Uroclepsia: With/without	49 (96.1%)/2 (3.9%)	149 (86.6%)/23 (13.3%)	0.061
Odynuria: With/without	47 (92.1%)/4 (7.8%)	157 (91.3%)/15 (8.7%)	0.816
Stomachache: With/without	44 (86.3%)/7 (13.7%)	129 (75.0%)/43 (25.0%)	0.062
Pygalgia: With/without	48 (94.1%)/3 (5.9%)	128 (74.4%)/44 (25.6%)	0.0011
Ventosity: With/without	44 (86.3%)/7 (13.7%)	110 (63.9%)/62 (36.1%)	0.0011
Thirst: With/without	32 (19.6%)/19 (37.2%)	83 (48.3%)/89 (51.2%)	0.0481
Alopecia: With/without	47 (92.2%)/4 (7.8%)	118 (68.6%)/54 (31.4%)	0.0011
Allotriogeustia: With/without	46 (90.2%)/5 (9.8%)	114 (66.3%)/28 (33.8%)	0.180
Anxiety: With/without	29 (56.9%)/22 (43.1%)	54 (31.3%)/118 (68.6%)	0.0011
Obesity: With/without	35 (68.6%)/16 (31.3%)	97 (56.4%)/75 (43.6%)	0.081

¹P ≤ 0.001, statistically significant difference.

LARS: Low anterior resection syndrome.