Perception of rectal prolapse symptoms in patients with psychiatric disorders

Table 1 Demographics and clinical characteristics, n (%)

		NPD (n = 117)	PD (n = 83)	Total (n = 200)	P value
Age	mean ± SD	66.11 ± 14.64	58.04 ± 15.72	62.76 ± 15.58	< 0.0011
	Median (interquartile range)	69 (59, 76)	62 (45, 68)	66 (53.50, 74)
Race	White, non-Hispanic	97 (83)	68 (82)	165 (83)	0.1192
	Black/African American	0 (0)	2 (2)	2 (1)
	Hispanic	7 (6)	6 (7)	13 (7)
	Asian	8 (7)	1 (1)	9 (5)
	More than one	0 (0)	1 (1)	1 (1)
	Other	4 (3)	5 (6)	9 (5)
Body mass index	mean ± SD	24.89 ± 5.62	24.98 ± 6.37	24.93 ± 5.93	0.8141
	Median (interquartile range)	23.97 (21.17, 27.50)	23.45 (20.45, 28.29)	23.79 (20.72, 27.76)
Past history	Diabetes	9 (8)	5 (6)	14 (7)	0.7822
	Cardiopulmonary morbidity	57 (49)	42 (51)	99 (50)	0.8862
	Chronic steroid use	6 (5)	7 (8)	13 (7)	0.3922
	Chronic cough	4 (3)	5 (6)	9 (5)	0.4942
	Pelvic radiation	3 (3)	2 (2)	5 (3)	1.0002
	Eating disorder	2 (2)	10 (12)	12 (6)	0.0042
	Sexual trauma	11 (9)	15 (18)	26 (13)	0.0902
	Chronic narcotic use	14 (12)	17 (20)	31 (16)	0.1152
	Chronic constipation	42 (36)	43 (52)	85 (43)	0.0302
	Chronic diarrhea	17 (15)	22 (27)	39 (20)	0.0472
	History of hysterectomy	52 (44)	27 (33)	79 (40)	0.1072
Nulliparity		26 (22)	26 (31)	52 (26)	0.1902
Prior pelvic floor surgery	Cystocele	7 (6)	2 (2)	9 (5)	0.3102
	Rectocele	10 (9)	9 (11)	19 (10)	0.6302
	Vaginal apical suspension	3 (3)	1 (1)	4 (2)	0.6432
	Sacrocolpopexy	2 (2)	2 (2)	4 (2)	1.0002
	Urinary incontinence procedure	5 (4)	6 (7)	11 (6)	0.5312
	Sphincteroplasty	1 (1)	0 (0)	1 (1)	1.0002

¹Wilcoxon test.

²Fisher’s exact test.

NPD: No psychiatric disorders; PD: Psychiatric disorders.