Table 3. Multivariate analysis of risk factors for delayed colonic postpolypectomy hemorrhage.
Odds Ratio | 95% Confidence Interval | P Value | |
Polypectomy methods | 0.790 | ||
Hot biopsy forcep | 1 | ||
Snare polypectomy | 3.2 | 0.4–23.3 | 0.250 |
EMR | 2.8 | 0.4–21.7 | 0.320 |
EPMR | 5.1 | 0.5–47.7 | 0.150 |
APC | 0 | 0 | 0.990 |
Biopsy forcep | 0 | 0 | 0.990 |
Polyp size (mm) | <0.001 | ||
≤10 | 1 | ||
>10 | 4.6 | 2.9–7.2 | |
Polyp pathology | 0.008 | ||
Inflammatory/hyperplastic | 1 | ||
Adenomatous | 1.4 | 0.7–2.6 | 0.320 |
Serrated | 1.5 | 0.2–11.9 | 0.690 |
Juvenile | 4.3 | 1.8–11.0 | 0.001 |
Peutz-Jehger | 3.3 | 1.0–10.7 | 0.040 |
Immediate postpolypectomy bleeding | 0.004 | ||
No | 1 | ||
Yes | 2.9 | 1.4–5.9 |
, Polypectomy methods were not risk factors, with p>0.1, but the polypectomy methods were still selected to enter the logistic regression model.