Development and evaluation of a Japanese prediction model for low anterior resection syndrome after rectal cancer surgery

Table 4 Multivariate analysis of clinical characteristics associated with major LARS in the learning set

Factors	Multivariate analysis^a
Factors	OR (95% CI)	p value
Male	2.883 (1.108–8.092)	0.030
Age < 75 years	5.871 (1.138–47.250)	0.033
Tumor distance from AV < 8.5 cm	7.201 (2.856–19.488)	< .001
Intersphincteric resection	2.518 (0.565–14.145)	0.233

OR odds ratio, CI confidence interval, LARS low anterior resection syndrome, AV anal verge
^aLogistic regression analysis

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