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Multinomial logistic regression identified clinical factors associated with each trajectory.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>\n                      Among 134 rectal cancer patients included, group-based trajectory modeling identified three LARS symptom trajectories following stoma reversal: mild and recovering (30.6%), moderate and fluctuating (40.3%), and severe and persistent (29.1%). Over the 12-months follow-up, LARS scores declined overall, with significant differences in symptom severity observed among the three groups at all time points (\n                      <jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic>\n                      &amp;lt; 0.001). Most patients in the mild trajectory group improved steadily and had no LARS by 12 months, whereas nearly half of the patients in the severe trajectory group continued to experience major LARS. Multivariable analysis revealed that higher T stage, lower anastomotic height, and receipt of preoperative radiotherapy were independently associated with worse trajectories.\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusion<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Preoperative radiotherapy, low anastomotic height, and advanced tumor stage significantly increase the probability of following a severe and persistent LARS trajectory. 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