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. 2017 Sep 21;23(35):6474–6481. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v23.i35.6474

Table 3.

Factors associated with a long diagnostic delay in Crohn’s disease

Variable n OR (95%CI) P value
Age - 1.00 (0.96-1.03) 0.787
Male 126 0.72 (0.23-2.26) 0.575
Smoking 41 2.26 (0.85-5.98) 0.101
Chief complaint
Diarrhea 29 Ref. -
GI bleeding 20 1.94 (0.37-10.1) 0.432
Perianal discomfort 25 10.23 (1.93-54.37) 0.006
Abdominal pain 85 2.20 (0.64-7.62) 0.213
Others 6 1.13 (0.09-14.38) 0.925
Location
L1 39 Ref. -
L2 18 0.71 (0.14-3.67) 0.684
L3 85 0.77 (0.28-2.11) 0.613
L4 23 0.66 (0.18-2.43) 0.533
Behavior
B1 116 Ref.
B2 32 2.33 (0.90-6.04) 0.081
B3 17 0.49 (0.12-1.97) 0.312
Perianal disease 31 0.28 (0.07-1.17) 0.080
CRP at diagnosis - 0.98 (0.91-1.05) 0.572

GI: Gastrointestinal; OR: Odds ratio; CRP: C-reactive protein; CI: Confidence interval.