TY - JOUR
T1 - Prevalence and Risk Factors of Anal and Fecal Incontinence in Japanese Medical Personnel
AU - Maeda, Kotaro
AU - Koide, Yoshikazu
AU - Katsuno, Hidetoshi
AU - Hanai, Tsunekazu
AU - Masumori, Koji
AU - Matsuoka, Hiroshi
AU - Tajima, Yosuke
AU - Endo, Tomoyoshi
AU - Cheong, Yeong Cheol
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2021 The Japan Society of Coloproctology.
PY - 2021
Y1 - 2021
N2 - Objectives: This study aimed to elucidate the actual state of anal incontinence (AI), fecal incontinence (FI), and the associated factors in Japanese medical personnel. Methods: A questionnaire was completed by Japanese medical personnel after listening to lectures on AI. AI was defined as involuntary loss of feces or flatus. Results: A total of 463 persons (mean age, 35.6 years; range, 20-91; male/female/no answer, 132/324/7) participated in the questionnaire. AI occurred in 34.4% of 450 participants (flatus/liquid stool/solid stool: 30.4%/3.6%/0.4%). AI was significantly more prevalent in females (male/female: 15.5%/42.7%, p < 0.001). AI and FI occurred significantly more prevalent in participants aged ≥40 years (p < 0.024). AI was significantly associated with childbirth, frequency of childbirth (more than three times), vaginal delivery, urinary incontinence, the style of urination/defecation, and a history of gynecologic surgery and systemic diseases (p < 0.05). Female gender and age as well as urinary incontinence and inability to defecate separately in female and previous colorectal disease and/or surgery in male were risk factors of AI by multivariate analysis (p < 0.05). FI was correlated with urinary incontinence. Conclusions: AI and FI occurred in 34.4% and 4.0% of Japanese medical personnel, respectively. Gas incontinence was common in every age group. AI was associated with female gender, higher age group, urinary incontinence, the style of urination and defecation in female, and previous colorectal disease and/or surgery in male. FI was associated with urinary incontinence.
AB - Objectives: This study aimed to elucidate the actual state of anal incontinence (AI), fecal incontinence (FI), and the associated factors in Japanese medical personnel. Methods: A questionnaire was completed by Japanese medical personnel after listening to lectures on AI. AI was defined as involuntary loss of feces or flatus. Results: A total of 463 persons (mean age, 35.6 years; range, 20-91; male/female/no answer, 132/324/7) participated in the questionnaire. AI occurred in 34.4% of 450 participants (flatus/liquid stool/solid stool: 30.4%/3.6%/0.4%). AI was significantly more prevalent in females (male/female: 15.5%/42.7%, p < 0.001). AI and FI occurred significantly more prevalent in participants aged ≥40 years (p < 0.024). AI was significantly associated with childbirth, frequency of childbirth (more than three times), vaginal delivery, urinary incontinence, the style of urination/defecation, and a history of gynecologic surgery and systemic diseases (p < 0.05). Female gender and age as well as urinary incontinence and inability to defecate separately in female and previous colorectal disease and/or surgery in male were risk factors of AI by multivariate analysis (p < 0.05). FI was correlated with urinary incontinence. Conclusions: AI and FI occurred in 34.4% and 4.0% of Japanese medical personnel, respectively. Gas incontinence was common in every age group. AI was associated with female gender, higher age group, urinary incontinence, the style of urination and defecation in female, and previous colorectal disease and/or surgery in male. FI was associated with urinary incontinence.
KW - Japanese population
KW - anal incontinence
KW - child birth
KW - fecal incontinence
KW - urinary incontinence
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U2 - 10.23922/jarc.2021-025
DO - 10.23922/jarc.2021-025
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85184337578
SN - 2432-3853
VL - 5
SP - 386
EP - 394
JO - Journal of the Anus, Rectum and Colon
JF - Journal of the Anus, Rectum and Colon
IS - 4
ER -