Table 4.
Characteristics | Good outcomes (n = 77) | Poor outcomes (n = 28) | P-value |
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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.