Psychological, quality of life and non-colonic scores in new and follow-up patients with and without faecal incontinence (FI)
| New patients with FI (99/500) | New patients without FI (99/500) | p Value | Follow-up patients with FI (186/500) | Follow-up patients without FI (116/500) | p Value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anxiety, mean scores (95% CI) | 10.63 (9.61 to 11.64) | 9.18 (8.23 to 10.13) | 0.041 | 10.73 (10.01 to 11.44) | 10.42 (9.52 to 11.32) | 0.603 |
| Depression, mean scores (95% CI) | 8.26 (7.33 to 9.19) | 5.91 (5.08 to 6.74) | <0.001 | 7.96 (7.25 to 8.66) | 6.40 (5.68 to 7.11) | 0.002 |
| Quality of life, mean scores (95% CI) | 252.54 (231.83 to 273.24) | 220.42 (200.76 to 240.07) | 0.027 | 252.68 (238.35 to 267) | 223.43 (208.34 to 238.52) | 0.006 |
| Non-colonic features, mean scores (95% CI) | 239.54 (219.31 to 259.77) | 210.32 (193.70 to 226.95) | 0.028 | 249.31 (235.54 to 263.08) | 209.22 (193.80 to 224.63) | <0.001 |