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. 2024 Jan 29;15:1334308. doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2024.1334308

Table 2.

Factors associated with anxiety (n: 58) in early IBD.

Univariate analysis Multivariate analysis
HADS-Anxiety >7/total n anxiety/n total (%) OR 95% confidence interval p Adjusted OR 95% confidence interval p
Sex
Women 38/69 (55.1) 4.1 2.1–8.2 <0.001 4.85 2.21–10.6 <0.001
Men 20/87 (23.0) 1
Disease type
CD 39/80 (48.8) 2.85 1.45–5.63 0.002 3.5 1.54–8.2 0.003
UC 19/76 (25.0) 1
Current smoker
Yes 15/27 (55.6) 2.5 1.08–5.81 0.030 1.99 0.71–5.61 0.190
No 43/129 (33.3) 1
Use of biologics
Yes 7/37 (18.9) 0.31 0.13–0.76 0.009 0.139 0.04–0.40 <0.001
No 51/119 (42.9) 1
SRRS ≥ 150
Yes 51/120 (42.5) 3.06 1.24–7.54 0.012 1.9 0.698–5.19 0.208
No 7/36 (19.4) 1

Only variables significantly related with anxiety in the univariate analysis are included in this table. CD, Crohn’s disease; UC, Ulcerative colitis; IBD, Inflammatory bowel disease; HADS, Hospital anxiety and depression scale; and SRRS, Social Readjustment Rating Scale. Bold values indicate statistical significance at the p < 0.05 level.