Table 3.

Predictors of work and school absenteeism in the study cohort (n=107)

Variables	B	SE	OR	95% CI		P
				Lower	Upper
Gender	−0.010	0.46	0.99	0.41	2.44	0.98
Age category (years)
0-18
19-40
41-60	−0.193	0.36	0.83	0.41	1.66	0.59
Family history of IBD	1.467	0.88	4.34	0.77	24.43	0.09
IBD subtypes	1.309	0.48	3.70	1.45	9.46	0.006*
Crohn’s disease
Ulcerative colitis
Perianal disease	1.982	0.90	7.26	1.24	42.33	0.028*
Extraintestinal manifestations	1.171	0.60	3.23	0.99	10.48	0.05
Thiopurines	0.409	0.57	1.51	0.49	4.57	0.47
Adalimumab	−0.154	0.59	0.86	0.27	2.72	0.79
Infliximab	−0.671	0.69	0.51	0.13	1.97	0.33
Colectomy	0.254	1.07	1.29	0.16	10.51	0.81
Small bowel resection	−0.184	2.18	0.84	0.01	59.34	0.93

*P<0.05. IBD – Inflammatory bowel disease; SE – Standard error; OR – Odds ratio; CI – Confidence interval