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. 2015 Jan 23;9(4):312–317. doi: 10.1093/ecco-jcc/jjv027

Table 4.

Logistic regression analysis of factors associated with use of high dose MTX.

Factors Odds ratio [CI] p-Value
Age 1.00 [0.97 to 1.04] 0.87
Female 2.22 [0.75 to 6.62] 0.15
Smoking 0.60 [0.08 to 4.71] 0.63
CD [vs UC] 4.46 [1.02 to 19.4] <0.05
Prior surgery 1.24 [0.47 to 3.28] 0.66
IBD duration 1.00 [1.00 to 1.00] 0.90
CD
 Location
  Colonic 1.78 [0.28 to 11.35] 0.55
  Ileocolonic 2.82 [0.58 to 13.84] 0.20
 Upper GI involvement 2.83 [0.44 to 18.18] 0.10
Behavior
 Stenotic 0.59 [0.15 to 2.24] 0.43
 Penetrating 0.35 [0.10 to 1.24] 0.10
Perianal disease 1.01 [0.38 to 2.68] 0.98
UC
 Location
  Pancolitis 4 * 10^8 [0.00 to 0.00] 1.00
 Severity
  Moderate 0 [0 to 0] 1.00
  Severe 3 [0.08 to 107.45] 0.55

[CI], confidence interval; CD, Crohn’s disease; UC, ulcerative colitis; IBD, inflammatory bowel disease; GI, gastrointestinal.

Predictors of high dose MTX. Cox and Snell R2 p = 0.09; Nagelkerke R2 = 0.13.