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. 2015 Jun 21;21(23):7272–7280. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v21.i23.7272

Table 2.

Predictive factors for immunosuppressive use and need for major inflammatory bowel diseases-related abdominal surgery

Univariate analysis Logistic regression
Immunosuppressive use
Early IBD-related hospitalization P = 0.001, OR = 2.08 P = 0.01, OR = 2.03
95%CI: 1.33-3.26 95%CI: 1.18-3.49
Perianal disease P = 0.01, OR = 2.28 P = 0.046, OR = 2.07
95%CI: 1.21-4.30 95%CI: 1.01-4.22
Age at diagnosis1 P < 0.001 P = 0.002
Location P = 0.016 for location NS
Smoking P = 0.054 P = 0.06
Non-inflammatory behavior P = 0.06 NS
Arthritis P = 0.03, OR = 1.76 P < 0.001, OR = 2.96
95%CI: 1.05-2.98 95%CI: 1.63-5.39
Steroid use (any time) P < 0.001, OR = 5.78 -
95%CI: 3.57-9.35
Major IBD-related abdominal surgery
Early IBD-related hospitalization P < 0.001, OR = 7.24 P < 0.001, OR = 5.80
95%CI: 4.34-12.1 95%CI: 3.20-10.5
Non-inflammatory behavior P < 0.001, OR = 5.38 P < 0.001, OR = 2.15
95%CI: 3.30-8.76 95%CI: 1.56-2.94
Location P < 0.0012 P = 0.02 for location,
P = 0.002, OR = 0.33
95%CI: 0.16-0.67 for colonic location
Smoking P = 0.17 NS
Perianal disease P = 0.19 NS
Anaemia at presentation P < 0.001, OR = 2.79 P < 0.001, OR = 4.39
95%CI: 1.73-4.51 95%CI: 2.37-8.11
1

According to Montreal classification;

2

If all locations were considered. NS: Non-significant.