Ethnic Differences in Anorectal Manometry Findings in Patients With Fecal Incontinence: Results From a Multiethnic Cohort According to the London Classification.

ABSTRACT:

Background/aims

Clinical rates of fecal incontinence (FI) are known to vary based on race and ethnicity. It is unclear if anorectal manometry (ARM) findings in patients with FI differ based on ethnicity.

Methods

High-resolution ARM studies performed between 2014-2021 due to FI at 2 hospitals with multiethnic populations were retrospectively reviewed.

Results

Four hundred and seventy-nine subjects were included--87 (18.2%) Arab Israelis, 76 (15.9%) immigrants from the former Soviet Union, and 316 (66.0%) Jewish Israelis. Median age was 67 years old (76.0% women: 90.4% were parous). The Arab Israeli group had higher rates of smoking, diabetes, and obesity. Over 95% of ARM's were abnormal per the London classification including 23% with "combined anal hypotension and hyp

SUBMITTER: Cohen DL 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10334202 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature