Table 3.
Multiple logistic regression with the outcome of having experienced at least one of three moderate to extreme difficulties in domestic activities (grocery shopping, cooking, household task) in the past week, due to IBD
| Variable | Difficulty with domestic activities* | ||
| (n/total) % experienced | OR (95% CI) | P value | |
| Sex | |||
| Male | (20/71) 28.2 | 1.772 (0.854 to 3.675) | 0.124 |
| Female | (74/158) 46.8 | 0.991 (0.965 to 1.018) | 0.494 |
| Age† | |||
| Disease type CD | (64/155) 41.3 | 1.051 (0.510 to 2.169) | 0.892 |
| UC+IBD U | (30/74) 40.5 | ||
| Clinical disease activity | |||
| Quiescent | (60/170) 35.3 | 2.016 (0.981 to 4.140) | 0.056 |
| Active | (34/59) 57.6 | ||
| Stoma | |||
| No | (82/205) 40.0 | 1.545 (0.519 to 4.596) | 0.434 |
| Yes | (12/24) 50.0 | ||
| Employment | |||
| Not paid | (38/76) 50.0 | 0.589 (0.291 to 1.191) | 0.589 |
| Paid | (56/153) 36.6 | ||
| Household composition | |||
| No children | (48/134) 35.8 | 1.397 (0.716 to 2.726) | 0.327 |
| Children | (46/95) 48.4 | ||
| Fatigue‡ | |||
| None/mild | (5/75) 6.7 | 16.160 (6.053 to 43.141) | 0 |
| Moderate to extreme | (89/153) 58.2 | ||
Values of p<0.05 are shown in bold. Moderate to extreme difficulties experienced by 94 of 229 patients.
*Outcome of experiencing one or more moderate to extreme difficulties in domestic activities in the past week, due to IBD.
†Age displayed as a continuous variable.
‡Fatigue measured with the IBD-DI, categorised into none and mild difficulty with fatigue and moderate to extreme difficulty with fatigue.
CD, Crohn’s disease; IBD, inflammatory bowel disease; IBD-DI, Inflammatory Bowel Disease Disability Index; IBD-U, inflammatory bowel disease unclassified; UC, ulcerative colitis.