Relationship between diversion colitis and quality of life in rectal cancer

Table 5 Correlation between symptoms and quality of life 5 to 6 mo after ileostomy reversal n (%)

Symptom	Much worse	Slightly worse	Similar	Slightly better	Much better	P value
Mucous discharge						0.137
Yes	2 (40.0)	0	2 (40.0)	1 (20.0)	0
No	2 (8.0)	8 (32.0)	13 (52.0)	2 (8.0)	0
Bleeding						0.797
Yes	0	1 (33.3)	2 (66.7)	0	0
No	4 (14.8)	7 (25.9)	13 (48.1)	3 (11.1)	0
Abdominal pain						0.816
Yes	0	1 (50.0)	1 (50.0)	0	0
No	4 (14.3)	7 (25.0)	14 (50.0)	3 (10.7)	0
Tenesmus						0.516
Yes	1 (20.0)	2 (40.0)	1 (20.0)	1 (20.0)	0
No	3 (12.0)	6 (24.0)	14 (56.0)	2 (8.0)	0
Diarrhea						< 0.0011
Yes	4 (44.4)	5 (55.6)	0	0	0
No	0	3 (14.3)	15 (71.4)	3 (14.3)	0

¹Spearman’s correlation coefficient = -0.791.