. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2012 Apr 1.

Published in final edited form as: J Pediatr Gastroenterol Nutr. 2011 Apr;52(4):437–441. doi: 10.1097/MPG.0b013e3181f97209

TABLE 3.

Predictors of Initial Treatment Outcome

		Success (N=17)		Failure (N=22)

		Mean	SD	Mean	SD	P value	CI₉₅
Age (years)		12.1	(4.6)	11.7	(4.6)	0.80	(−2.64 – 3.40)



		N	%	N	%	P value

Sex

	Male	9	53	10	45	0.75
	Female	8	47	12	55	0.75

IBD Type

	UC	5	30	2	9	0.69
	CD	9	53	15	68
	IC	3	17	5	23

Medication

	Metronidazole	12	80	15	71	0.71
	Vancomycin	3	20	6	29	0.71

SD = standard deviation; CI₉₅ = 95% confidence interval; IBD = inflammatory bowel disease; UC = Ulcerative colitis; CD = Crohn’s disease; IC = Indeterminate colitis