Table 3.
Risk of C. difficile Infection by BMI Category
Age-adjusted OR | 95% CI | Limited Multivariate OR* | 95% CI | Multivariate OR** | 95% CI | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Obese vs. Normal | 0.55 | 0.15 - 2.05 | 0.59 | 0.15 - 2.31 | 0.63 | 0.15 - 2.58 |
Overweight vs. Normal | 0.28 | 0.08 - 1.03 | 0.28 | 0.07 - 1.07 | 0.33 | 0.08 - 1.30 |
Underweight vs. Normal | 3.61 | 0.70 - 18.51 | 2.47 | 0.41 - 14.70 | 2.98 | 0.45 - 19.83 |
Overweight and Obese vs. Normal | 0.37 | 0.13 - 1.04 | 0.37 | 0.13 - 1.07 | 0.43 | 0.15 - 1.29 |
Obese vs. Overweight and Normal | 0.90 | 0.25 - 3.20 | 0.96 | 0.26 - 3.49 | 1.04 | 0.28 - 3.85 |
Limited Multivariate odds ratio (OR) adjusted for age, gender and ever exposure to anti-TNF therapy.
Multivariate OR adjusted for gender, age, tobacco use, UC disease duration, ever exposure to anti-TNF therapy, ever exposure to vedolizumab