TABLE 3.

Clinical characteristics and OR for positive bile culture results

Parameter	No. patients, n (%)	p	OR (95% CI)
Sex
Female	27 (31)	0.612	1.286 (0.486–3.403)
Male	60 (69)	—	—
Age ≥30 y at initial diagnosis	45 (52)	0.835	1.098 (0.456–2.640)
Overlap syndrome with AIH	10 (12)	0.646	0.747 (0.214–2.605)
Immunosuppressant/biological intake	24 (28)	0.865	1.088 (0408–2.902)
Inflammatory bowel disease	69 (79)	0.005	3.560 (1.424–8.896)
Proton pump inhibitor intake	23 (26)	0.660	1.258 (0.451–3.505)
≥2 ERCPs per patient	81 (93)	0.928	1.080 (0.205–5.691)
Relevant stenosis	78 (90)	0.082	NA

Note: Significant results (p < 0.05) are shown in bold type.

Abbreviations: AIH, Autoimmune hepatitis; ERCP, endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography.