ArticleFemale pelvic medicine & reconstructive surgery
Racial differences in fecal incontinence in community-dwelling women from the EPI study.
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- Incidence and Predictors of Anal Incontinence After Obstetric Anal Sphincter Injury in Primiparous Women.Female pelvic medicine & reconstructive surgeryTrial
- Prevalence of Incontinence in the Black Women's Health Study.International urogynecology journal · 2026Article
- Relationship Between Hemoglobin A1c and Fecal Incontinence in a Nationwide Cohort Study.Neurogastroenterology and motility · 2025Article
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- 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
- Factors associated with pelvic floor disorders in Kersa District, eastern Ethiopia: a community-based study.International urogynecology journal · 2019Article
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Abstract
objectivesDespite its prevalence and associated distress, fecal incontinence (FI) is not well understood. There are limited data regarding associations between FI and race. The goal of this study was to estimate the prevalence of FI, and to secondarily identify demographic, lifestyle, and medical factors associated with FI, especially with regard to race.
methodsThis was a planned secondary analysis of a population-based cross-sectional telephone interview survey of 2812 black and white community-dwelling women living in southeastern Michigan. The primary outcome measured was the prevalence of self-reported FI, defined as any loss of stool during the previous 12 months. Logistic regression modeling was used to identify characteristics independently associated with FI.
resultsOf the subjects, 16.7% reported FI in the previous year. Fecal incontinence was approximately twice as common in white women (20%) as black women (11%). Factors associated with FI differed between the 2 races, although its prevalence in both racial groups increases with higher numbers of medical comorbidities, increased frequency of bowel movements per week, and depression.
conclusionsOne in 6 women report FI, although it occurs one-half as often in black as in white women. Although there are common characteristics shared by women with FI in both racial groups, white women experience FI in complex with other pelvic floor disorders. For black women, FI is an isolated pelvic floor disorder associated with mobility impairment.
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