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

Table 1 Association between low anterior resection syndrome symptoms and patient quality of life

	No LARS (n = 51)	LARS (n = 171)	P value
Physical function: High/low	36 (70.6%)/15 (29.4%)	87 (50.6%)/85 (49.4%)	0.0081
Role function: High/low	33 (64.7%)/18 (35.3%)	88 (51.5%)/84 (48.5%)	0.06
Emotional function: High/low	38 (74.5%)/13 (25.5%)	98 (56.9%)/74 (43.1%0	0.0172
Cognitive function: High/low	36 (70.6%)/15 (29.4%)	75 (43.8%)/97 (56.2%)	0.0011
Total health status: High/low	29 (56.9%)/22 (43.1%)	69 (40.3%)/103 (59.7%)	0.0262
Fatigue: High/low	33 (64.7%)/18 (35.3%)	86 (50%)/86 (50%)	0.0452
Nausea and vomiting: High/low	45 (88.2%)/6 (11.8%)	146 (84.9%)/26 (15.1%)	0.365
Pain: High/low	44 (86.3%)/7 (13.7%)	109 (63.4%)/63 (36.6%)	0.0011
Polypnea: High/low	46 (90.2%)/5 (9.8%)	129 (75.0%)/43 (25%)	0.0132
Sleeplessness: High/low	40 (78.4%)/11 (21.6%)	93 (54.1%)/79 (45.9%)	0.0011
Appetite loss: High/low	42 (82.3%)/9 (17.6%)	126 (73.3%)/46 (26.7%)	0.126
Constipation: High/low	35 (68.6%)/16 (31.4%)	71 (41.3%)/101 (58.7%)	0.0011
Diarrhea: High/low	41 (80.4%)/10 (19.6%)	77 (44.8%)/95 (57.2%)	0.0011
Financial difficulty: High/low	46 (90.2%)/5 (9.8%)	142 (82.5%)/30 (17.5%)	0.135

¹P ≤ 0.001.

²P ≤ 0.05, statistically significant.

LARS: Low anterior resection syndrome.