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. 2015 Jul 8;4(4):287–292. doi: 10.1093/gastro/gov029

Table 4.

Univariate analysis of risk factors associated with 1-year poor outcomes

Characteristics Good outcomes (n = 77) Poor outcomes (n = 28) P-value
Male patients, n (%) 41 (53.2) 16 (57.1) 0.72
Age at CJI testing, years 42.8 ± 17.2 43.2 ± 16.1 0.91
Patients with CJI, n (%) 14 (18.2) 7 (25.0) 0.44
Duration of UC 6.2 (1.8–10.8) 2.6 (1.3–13.9) 0.45
Inpatient status at CJI testing 18 (23.4) 18 (64.3) <0.001
UC extensive colitis, n (%) 43 (59.7) 20 (76.9) 0.15
Extra-intestinal manifestations, n (%) 11 (15.3) 3 (12.5) 1.00
Chronic NSAID use, n (%) 20 (27.4) 4 (14.3) 0.17
Tobacco use, n (%) 38 (50.0) 9 (32.1) 0.11
Family history of IBD, n (%) 11 (14.5) 2 (7.1) 0.51
Past history of chronic liver disease, n (%) 6 (7.8) 1 (3.6) 0.67
Past history of PSC 1 (1.3) 1 (3.6) 0.46
Past history of C. diff infection, n (%) 2 (2.6) 1 (3.6) 1.00
Past history of CMV colitis, n (%) 1 (1.3) 0 (0.0) 1.00
Past history of CJI colitis, n (%) 0 (0.0) 1 (3.6) 0.27
Recent hospitalization in last 3 months, n (%) 10 (13.0) 5 (17.9) 0.54
Recent antibiotic use, n (%) 8 (10.4) 3 (10.7) 1.00
Recent overseas travel, n (%) 2 (2.6) 1 (3.6) 1.00
Severity of UC on recent endoscopy, n (%) 0.009
    Normal 2 (2.9) 0 (0.0)
    Mild 18 (26.5) 0 (0.0)
    Moderate 28 (41.2) 9 (42.9)
    Severe 20 (29.4) 12 (57.1)
Baseline 5-ASA use, n (%) 52 (67.5) 17 (63.0) 0.67
Baseline corticosteroid use, n (%) 22 (28.6) 14 (51.9) 0.036
Baseline immunomodulator use, n (%) 14 (18.2) 2 (7.4) 0.23
Baseline biologics use, n (%) 4 (5.2) 4 (14.8) 0.20

Continuous values presented as mean ± standard deviation or medians (interquartile ranges). Bold values signifies statistical significance when P-value is < 0.05.

ASA = aminosalicylic acid; C. diff = Clostridium difficile; CJI = Campylobacter jejuni infection; CMV = cytomegalovirus; IBD = inflammatory bowel disease; NSAID = non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug; PSC = primary sclerosing cholangitis; UC = ulcerative colitis.