Table 2.

Comparison of possible predictors of flares characteristics between the cases (flare of ulcerative colitis) and controls (remission)

Predictors of flare	Cases (n = 51)	Controls (n = 33)	p value
Infection	Yes − 20 (39.2%)	Yes-10 (30.3)	0.405
Recent travel	Yes − 16 (31.4%)	Yes − 9 (27.3%)	0.688
Eating outside food	Yes − 24 (47.1%)	Yes − 13 (39.4%)	0.489
Milk products	Yes- 45 (88.2%)	Yes − 25 (75.8%)	0.134
Pain killers	Yes-22 (43.1%)	Yes-11 (33.3%)	0.369
Recent stress	Yes − 32 (62.7%)	Yes − 20 (60.6%)	0.844
Lack of adherence	Yes-26 (50.9%)	Yes − 5 (15.2%)	< 0.001
CAM use	Yes-36 (70.6%)	Yes-11 (33.3%)	< 0.001
Antibiotic use	Yes-15 (29.4%)	Yes- 2 (6.1%)	0.011