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. 2023 Jun 5;17(11):1781–1790. doi: 10.1093/ecco-jcc/jjad094

Table 4.

Binary logistic regression analysis of factors associated with substantial fatigue as the dependent variable.

Factors Ulcerative colitis
Univariate analysis Multivariate analysis
OR [95% CI] p-value OR [95% CI] p-value
Sex [ref. male] 0.38 [0.28, 0.562] <0.001 0.58 [0.25, 1.33] n.s.
HADS-D ≥ 8 12.04 [5.49, 26.40] <0.001 16.79 [2.03, 139.25] <0.01
HADS-A ≥ 8 5.49 [3.59, 8.41] <0.001
PSQI > 5 6.20 [3.46, 11.10] <0.001 4.60 [1.86, 11.40] <0.001
BPI [pain intensity] 1.13 [1.07, 1.18] <0.001 1.04 [0.97, 1.12] n.s.
SCCAI ≥ 3 2.65 [1.91, 3.68] <0.001 3.51 [1.52, 8.13] <0.01
Anaemiaa 1.21 [0.77, 1.92] n.s.
Calprotectin >250 µg/g 1.42 [1.01, 1.99] <0.05 1.16 [0.49, 2.72] n.s.
CRP ≥ 5 mg/L 1.61 [1.11, 2.31] <0.05 0.62 [0.23, 1.67] n.s.
Mayo endoscopic score ≥2 1.42 [0.98, 2.05] <0.1 1.70 [0.54, 5.41] n.s.
Crohn’s disease
Univariate analysis Multivariate analysis
Factors OR [95% CI] p-value OR [95% CI] p-value
Sex [ref. male] 0.34 [0.29, 0.55] <0.001 0.74 [0.22, 2.52] n.s.
HADS-D ≥ 8 12.72 [3.87, 41.75] <0.001 -
HADS-A ≥ 8 3.92 [2.14, 7.18] <0.001
PSQI > 5 5.85 [2.45, 13.98] <0.001 4.75 [1.32, 17.13] <0.05
BPI [pain intensity] 1.20 [1.11, 1.30] <0.001 1.28 [1.11, 1.47] <0.001
HBI ≥ 5 2.64 [1.52, 4.57] <0.001 0.29 [0.07, 1.20] n.s.
Anaemiaa 0.96 [0.49, 1.87] n.s.
Calprotectin > 250 µg/g 1.21 [0.71, 2.07] n.s.
CRP ≥ 5 mg/L 1.12 [0.68, 1.84] n.s.
Colon affected [L2] 1.91 [0.91, 4.0] <0.1 1.69 [0.33, 8.64] n.s.

OR: odds ratio, CI: confidence interval, n.s.: not significant, HADS: Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale [D = Depression, A = Anxiety], PSQI: Pittsburg Sleep Quality Index, BPI: The Brief Pain Inventory, HBI: Harvey–Bradshaw index, SCCAI: Simple Clinical Colitis Activity Index, CRP: C-reactive protein, L2: CD localization, Montreal classification.

aHaemoglobin <13 [males] and <12 [females].