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. 2020 Jul 3;23(4):329–345. doi: 10.5223/pghn.2020.23.4.329

Table 9. Associated factors of post-discharge recurrence and risks of surgical treatment in pediatric intussusception.

Variable Total cases Post-discharge recurrence Surgery
Cases (n) % OR 95% CI p-value Cases (n) % OR 95% CI p-value
Age (yr)
0≤, <1 10,036 1,936 19.29 Reference 1,319 13.14 Reference
1≤, <2 11,295 2,313 20.48 1.08 1.01 1.16 0.0199 841 7.45 0.52 0.48 0.57 <0.0001
2≤, <3 7,037 1,650 23.45 1.28 1.19 1.38 <0.0001 482 6.85 0.47 0.42 0.53 <0.0001
≥3 6,320 1,571 24.86 1.36 1.26 1.46 <0.0001 839 13.28 0.98 0.89 1.07 0.6009
Sex
Girls 12,188 2,254 18.49 Reference 1,085 8.90 Reference
Boys 22,500 5,216 23.18 1.30 1.23 1.37 <0.0001 2.396 10.65 1.23 1.14 1.33 <0.0001
Season
Spring (Mar to May) 8,401 1,772 21.09 Reference 918 10.93 Reference
Summer (Jun to Aug) 10,040 2,195 21.86 1.04 0.97 1.12 0.2741 947 9.43 0.84 0.76 0.92 0.0003
Autumn (Sep to Nov) 9,233 1,990 21.55 1.05 0.97 1.13 0.2127 849 9.20 0.80 0.73 0.89 <0.0001
Winter (Dec to Feb) 7,014 1,513 21.57 1.04 0.97 1.13 0.2806 767 10.94 0.98 0.88 1.08 0.6830
Specialization of clinic
Hospital 297 45 15.15 0.68 0.49 0.94 0.0177 36 12.12 1.30 0.91 1.86 0.1435
General hospital 16,907 3,424 20.25 Reference 1,616 9.56 Reference
Tertiary hospital 17,484 4,001 22.88 1.17 1.11 1.24 <0.0001 1,829 10.46 1.10 1.02 1.18 0.0113
Post-discharge recurrence
No 27,218 2,641 9.70 Reference
Yes 7,470 840 11.24 1.17 1.08 1.27 0.0002
Surgery
No 31,207 6,630 21.25 Reference
Yes 3,481 840 24.13 1.17 1.08 1.27 0.0002
Total cases 34,688 7,470 3,481

OR: odds ratio, CI: confidence interval, Mar: March, Jun: June, Aug: August, Sep: September, Nov: November, Dec: December, Feb: February.

OR and 95% CI were calculated using multiple logistic regression analysis.