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. 2016 Oct 13;5(1):1792. doi: 10.1186/s40064-016-3408-6

Table 3.

Risk factors for disease flare within one year

Factors Univariate Multivariatea
OR 95 % CI p value OR 95 % CI p value
Age (per 1 year) 0.97 0.95–1.00 0.09 0.99 0.96–1.01 0.27
Male sex 0.70 0.30–1.81 0.51
Body mass index (per 1 kg/m2) 1.01 0.89–1.14 0.87
Alcohol drinker 1.19 0.49–2.92 0.70
Smoker 1.93 0.49–7.62 0.35
Caffeine intake 1.02 0.45–2.30 0.97
IBD type, CD 0.65 0.21–2.00 0.46
Disease duration (per 1 year) 1.05 0.99–1.11 0.11 1.04 0.99–1.10 0.09
Active disease 1.87 0.65–5.40 0.25
Prior IBD surgery 1.21 0.60–2.42 0.60
Current medication use
 Steroids 0.96 0.12–7.80 0.97
 5-aminosalicylates 1.82 0.56–5.86 0.31
 Immunomodulators 1.37 0.52–3.65 0.52
 Anti-TNF biologics 0.62 0.18–2.10 0.44
 Sleep medications 1.75 0.46–6.69 0.42
 Sleep disturbances 2.69 1.14–6.34 0.02 3.09 1.47–6.43 <0.01

Data are expressed as mean ± SD, or frequency. IBD inflammatory bowel disease, UC ulcerative colitis, CD Crohn’s disease, TNF tumor necrosis factor, OR odds ratio, CI confidence intervals

a Adjusted for age, disease duration, and sleep disturbances