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. 2019 Feb 22;25(8):1428–1441. doi: 10.1093/ibd/izy403

TABLE 5.

Factors Associated With Undernutrition in Pediatric and Adult CD

Logistic Regression Chi-Square
Odds Ratio 95% CI P P
Age 0.920 0.493–1.714 0.792 0.975
Sex 0.946 0.530–1.689 0.852 0.366
Low albumin 2.530 1.304–4.909 0.006 0.0001
Low hemoglobin 1.730 0.853–3.506 0.128 0.0001
Low iron 1.078 0.562–2.067 0.820 0.027
Low B12 0.819 0.384–1.746 0.605 0.512
Low folate 1.184 0.291–4.821 0.813 0.629
High CRP 0.637 0.309–1.313 0.222 0.037
High disease activity 1.988 1.068–3.701 0.030 0.002
Disease location (ileocolonic) 1.514 0.983–2.333 0.060 0.004
Disease behavior 0.989 0.655–1.493 0.958 0.260

Predicators of undernutrition in pediatric and adult CD patients, as assessed by logistic regression and by individual χ2 tests.