title: [Prevalence of fecal incontinence among adult women in Beijing district].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To investigate the prevalence of fecal incontinence (FI) among adult women in Beijing area, and to analysis risk factors associated with FI.
  
  
  METHODS
  A stratified multiple-cluster systemic method was used to recruit women ≥ 20 years old in 6 districts of Beijing. A self-administrated questionnaire was used to collect information about FI and possible risk factors.
  
  
  RESULTS
  There were three thousand and 58 women participated in the survey, the average age was (48 ± 16) years (range 20-79 years). The prevalence of FI was 1.28% (39/3058), which was related to age. There were five factors entered the logistic regress model, which were included age ≥ 40 years old (OR = 3.3, 95%CI: 1.7-6.8), urinary incontinence (OR = 3.0, 95%CI: 1.5-6.1), vaginal delivery (OR = 2.4, 95%CI: 1.2-4.9), household per capita income ≤ 2000 RMB per month (OR = 3.3, 95%CI: 1.6-6.5), and feeling fatigue (OR = 3.0, 95%CI: 1.5-5.8).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Prevalence of FI is low among adult women in Beijing area, while risk factors associated with FI are complicated and further studies are necessary to be conducted.
authors.affiliation: Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, First Affiliated Hospital of Chinese PLA General Hospital, Beijing 100048, China.
authors.forename: Jing
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Ge
authors.forename: Yong-xian
authors.initials: YX
authors.lastname: Lu
authors.forename: Wen-jie
authors.initials: WJ
authors.lastname: Shen
authors.forename: Yi
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.forename: Xin-yu
authors.initials: XY
authors.lastname: Li
authors.forename: Peng
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Yang
authors.forename: Quan-yi
authors.initials: QY
authors.lastname: Wang
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D000368:Aged; D002681:China / Q000453:epidemiology; D005242:Fecal Incontinence / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000209:etiology; D005260:Female; D006306:Health Surveys; D006801:Humans; D016015:Logistic Models; D008875:Middle Aged; D009321:Natural Childbirth / Q000009:adverse effects*; D016017:Odds Ratio; D015995:Prevalence; D011788:Quality of Life; D012307:Risk Factors; D012494:Sampling Studies; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D014549:Urinary Incontinence / Q000150:complications*; D055815:Young Adult