Fig. 1
From: The status of low anterior resection syndrome: data from a single-center in China
The incidence and severity of LARS in three groups of different time to assessment. The incidence of LARS within 12 months postoperatively was 64.7%, and decreased significantly within 12–36 months (41.7%, P = 0.002), especially incidence of major LARS (44.1% vs. 20.9%). Compared with that within 12–36 months, the incidence of LARS became stable 36 months postoperatively (39.7%, P = 0.754)