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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2015 Mar 21.
Published in final edited form as: Inflamm Bowel Dis. 2014 Aug;20(8):1329–1340. doi: 10.1097/MIB.0000000000000104

Table 4.

Ulcerative Colitis-- Association of Abdominal Pain with Biologic & Psychological Factors

Variable β 95% Confidence Interval p-value R2

Depression (CDRS)* 0.031 0.012, 0.050 0.002 21.5

Anxiety (SCARED) 0.010 −0.012, 0.033 0.360 2.2

Rectal Bleeding (PUCAI_2)
Level 2 0.667 −0.061, 1.396
Level 3 0.824 −0.269, 1.917
Level 4 0.487 −0.390, 1.365 0.166 13.0

Diarrhea- Stool Form (PUCAI_3)
Level 2 0.568 −0.161, 1.296
Level 3 0.198 −0.491, 0.888 0.299 6.5

Diarrhea – Stool Frequency (PUCAI_4)
Level 2 −0.034 −0.684, 0.616
Level 3 0.469 −0.357, 1.295
Level 4 1.212 0.166, 2.307 0.114 15.1

Diarrhea—Nocturnal Stools (PUCAI_5)* 0.636 0.011, 1.260 0.046 10.1

Diarrhea Total (PUCAI2-5 SUM) 0.014 −0.001, 0.029 0.071 8.5

Ln ESR −0.188 −0.590, 0.215 0.351 2.4

Ln Albumin 0.572 −1.217, 2.361 0.521 1.2

Ln Hematocrit −0.346 −2.198, 1.506 0.707 0.4

Ln CRP 0.011 −0.251, 0.273 0.933 0.03

Activity Level (PUCAI_6)
Level 2 −0.147 −0.925, 0.631
Level 3 0.560 −1.223, 1.243 0.188 8.6

Modified PUCAI* 0.013 0.0004, 0.025 0.043 10.3

PUCAI* 0.013 0.002, 0.025 0.027 12.2
*

p<0.05