Evaluation of surgical strategy for low anterior resection syndrome using preoperative low anterior resection syndrome score in China

Table 3 Relationship between the EORTC QLQ-CR29 score and preoperative low anterior resection syndrome score in postoperative patients with rectal cancer, n = 186

CR29 scales	No LARS	Minor LARS	Major LARS	P
				No vs minor	No vs major	Minor vs major
Total	26 (13.98)	109 (58.60)	51 (27.42)
Urinary frequency	16.03 ± 19.14	16.82 ± 18.36	13.07 ± 13.87	0.782	0.764	0.36
Blood and mucus in stool	3.21 ± 6.70	6.57 ± 11.12	10.78 ± 13.26	0.167	0.01	0.038
Body image	14.53 ± 18.53	15.09 ± 15.68	19.83 ± 14.96	0.463	0.068	0.022
Flatulence	25.76 ± 30.74	28.18 ± 28.60	34.67 ± 27.73	0.623	0.163	0.137
Fecal incontinence	13.04 ± 26.09	18.75 ± 23.60	30.61 ± 28.74	0.145	0.006	0.013
Sore skin	1.52 ± 7.11	6.25 ± 14.76	8.67 ± 17.57	0.143	0.067	0.416
Stool frequency	23.91 ± 29.23	23.20 ± 20.91	34.69 ± 20.37	0.703	0.039	0.002
Embarrassment	21.21 ± 37.86	32.64 ± 31.71	40.28 ± 33.66	0.046	0.012	0.215
Sexual interest (men)	21.05 ± 25.36	19.44 ± 23.57	23.53 ± 25.33	0.796	0.707	0.384
Impotence	11.76 ± 20.21	23.23 ± 29.22	28.13 ± 35.02	0.137	0.128	0.667
Sexual interest (women)	1	1	1
Dyspareunia	1	1	1
Urinary incontinence	2.56 ± 9.06	5.50 ± 13.24	1.31 ± 6.53	0.295	0.484	0.033
Dysuria	5.13 ± 15.47	2.14 ± 8.21	1.96 ± 7.92	0.35	0.366	0.896
Abdominal pain	7.69 ± 14.32	6.73 ± 14.89	9.15 ± 16.44	0.619	0.784	0.308
Buttock pain	6.41 ± 18.90	6.73 ± 15.57	11.76 ± 20.90	0.548	0.116	0.088
Bloating	16.67 ± 21.60	10.09 ± 16.67	11.11 ± 18.46	0.134	0.244	0.842
Dry mouth	12.82 ± 19.04	19.57 ± 20.39	20.26 ± 23.17	0.111	0.18	0.976
Hair loss	6.41 ± 13.40	12.23 ± 22.53	12.42 ± 18.81	0.316	0.177	0.577
Taste	8.97 ± 17.78	3.67 ± 10.48	5.88 ± 14.46	0.094	0.421	0.385
Anxiety	23.08 ± 26.28	27.52 ± 25.19	32.03 ± 26.63	0.383	0.157	0.304
Weight	11.54 ± 18.72	16.51 ± 22.96	15.69 ± 21.45	0.355	0.43	0.924

¹Score could not be calculated as a large number of respondents refused to answer these questions.

Data are n (%) or mean standard deviation. LARS: Low anterior resection syndrome