ArticleThe American journal of gastroenterology2013
Risk factors for fecal incontinence in older women.
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- Quality of Life in Women with Defecatory Dysfunctions: Systematic Review of Questionnaires Validated in the Portuguese Language.Revista brasileira de ginecologia e obstetricia : revista da Federacao Brasileira das Sociedades de Ginecologia e Obstetricia · 2019Pooled it
- Prevalence of Incontinence in the Black Women's Health Study.International urogynecology journal · 2026Article
- Associations between five anthropometric indices and fecal incontinence: A cross-sectional study based on the 2005 to 2010 NHANES data.Medicine · 2026Article
- Accelerated aging mediates the association between fecal incontinence and mortality: Evidence from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey.The Journal of international medical research · 2026Article
- WNT3a induces external anal sphincter fibrosis and dysfunction in rabbits.American journal of physiology. Gastrointestinal and liver physiology · 2026Article
- The Japan Society of Coloproctology Practice Guidelines for Fecal Incontinence 2024 (Revised Second Edition).Journal of the anus, rectum and colon · 2026Review
- Obesity Is Independently Associated With Increased Risk of Fecal Incontinence and Altered Rectal Sensitivity.The American journal of gastroenterology · 2025Article
- Weight-adjusted-waist index is positively associated with fecal incontinence: a cross-sectional study.Journal of health, population, and nutrition · 2025Article
- Relationship Between Hemoglobin A1c and Fecal Incontinence in a Nationwide Cohort Study.Neurogastroenterology and motility · 2025Article
- Centrally Distributed Adiposity as a Modifiable Risk Factor for Fecal Incontinence: United States Population-based Analysis.Clinical gastroenterology and hepatology : the official clinical practice journal of the American Gastroenterological Association · 2024Article
- Exploring the association between type 2 diabetes and fecal incontinence in american adults: insights from a large cross-sectional study.International journal of colorectal disease · 2024Article
- Evaluation of the effect of biofeedback in women with urinary and fecal incontinence referring to the hospitals of Islamic Azad university of medical sciences, Tehran branch, Iran (2021).Journal of family medicine and primary care · 2024Article
- Association between fecal incontinence and cardiovascular disease in adult Americans: evidence from NHANES 2005-2010.Frontiers in cardiovascular medicine · 2024Article
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- Prevalence and severity of bowel disorders in the third trimester of pregnancy.AJOG global reports · 2023Article
- Ethnic Differences in Anorectal Manometry Findings in Patients With Fecal Incontinence: Results From a Multiethnic Cohort According to the London Classification.Journal of neurogastroenterology and motility · 2023Article
- Improving continence management for people with dementia in the community in Aotearoa, New Zealand: Protocol for a mixed methods study.PloS one · 2023Article
- Lateral Internal Anal Sphincterotomy of Chronic Anal Fissure: An Experience of 165 Cases.Cureus · 2022Article
- Faecal incontinence in adults.Nature reviews. Disease primers · 2022Review
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Abstract
objectivesThe objectives of this study were to estimate the prevalence of fecal incontinence (FI) in older women and examine associations between potential risk factors and prevalent FI.
methodsWe conducted a cross-sectional study of prevalent FI in 64,559 women, aged 62-87 years, in the Nurses' Health Study. Since 1976, participants provided information on health and lifestyle on mailed biennial questionnaires. Data on FI were collected in 2008. Adjusted odds ratios (ORs) and 95% confidence intervals (CIs) for FI were calculated using logistic regression models.
resultsThe reported prevalence of liquid or solid stool incontinence at least monthly increased from 9% in women aged 62 to 64 years to 17% in women aged 85 to 87 years. Prevalent FI was 50% less common in black women compared with white women (6% vs. 12%, respectively). Other variables associated with increased odds of FI at least monthly were pregnancy, higher body mass index (BMI), lower physical activity, functional limitations, current cigarette smoking, type 2 diabetes, high blood pressure, and neurologic disease. Urinary incontinence (UI) was a strong correlate of FI, with 63% of women with FI reporting UI at least monthly compared with 45% of women in the whole study population.
conclusionsFI is a common condition among older women, and often co-occurs with UI. Potentially modifiable risk factors include BMI, physical activity, and cigarette smoking.
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