Table 2. Clinical features and outcomes of CD and UC patients with and without toxingenic C. difficile infection.
| Factors | CD | P | UC | P | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Positive N = 49 | Negative N = 338 | OR (95%CI) | Positive N = 50 | Negative N = 209 | OR (95%CI) | |||
| Length of stay[Median (range),days] | 33(3–330) | 17(1–268) | 1.02 (1.01–1.03) | <0.001 | 21(3–118) | 11(1–79) | 1.03(1.02–1.05) | <0.001 |
| Hospitalization frequency[Median (range)] | 7 (1–20) | 3 (1–21) | 1.28 (1.18–1.39) | <0.001 | 3 (1–12) | 1 (1–16) | 1.27(1.13–1.42) | <0.001 |
| Bowel surgery [N (%)] | 19(38.8) | 84(24.9) | 1.92 (1.03–3.58) | 0.042 | 6(12.0) | 6(2.9) | 4.61(1.42–14.98) | 0.011 |
| Stool consistency [N (%)] | ||||||||
| Formed | 22(44.9) | 197(58.3) | — | 10(20.0) | 31(14.8) | — | ||
| Loose, pasty or watery | 40(81.6) | 301(89.1) | — | 16(32.0) | 69(33.0) | — | ||
| Bloody mucopurulent | 9(18.4) | 37(10.9) | — | 0.148 | 34(68.0) | 140(67.0) | — | 0.451 |
| Active stage [N (%)] | 36(73.5) | 183(54.1) | 2.35 (1.20–4.58) | 0.013 | 45(90.0) | 189(90.4) | — | 0.926 |
| Severity [N (%)] | ||||||||
| Mild | 18(36.7) | 172(50.9) | 1.0 (refrence) | 23(44.9) | 97(46.4) | — | ||
| Moderate | 21(42.9) | 123(36.4) | 1.63 (0.83–3.19) | 16(32.7) | 74(35.4) | — | ||
| Severe | 10(20.4) | 43(12.7) | 2.22 (0.96–5.16) | 0.046 | 11(22.4) | 38(18.2) | — | 0.632 |