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. 2016 Apr 21;11(4):e0142481. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0142481

Table 2. Multivariate logistic regression analyses of CD and UC patients with increase of healthcare costs as dependent variable.

CD UC
Variable Adj. OR (95% CI) p-value Adj. OR (95% CI) p-value
Age (at 3 months follow up)
< 40 years 1.03 (0.54–1.98) 0.93 4.72 (1.61–13.86) <0.01
>40 years (ref) 1 1
Disease duration (at 3 months follow up)
< 3 years 0.54 (0.17–1.68) 0.29 2.03 (0.55–7.54) 0.29
>3 years (ref) 1 1
Abdominal surgery in the past
Yes 0.68 (0.35–1.35) 0.27 3.36 (0.13–1.070) 0.07
No (ref) 1 1
Anti-TNF therapy (at 3 months follow up)
Yes 0.09 (0.02–0.12) <0.01 0.14 (0.02–1.40) 0.10
No (ref) 1 1
Disease activity (at 3 months follow up)
Yes 0.47 (0.24–0.93) 0.03 -
No (ref) 1
Penetrating disease course
Yes 1.95 (1.02–3.73) 0.04
No (ref) 1