Table 3.
Predictors of recurrence of right-sided colonic diverticulitis.
| Variable | Patients (n) | Univariate analysis |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| HR | 95% CI | p-value | ||
| Sex | ||||
| male/female | 192/133 | 1.030 | 0.516–2.056 | 0.933 |
| Age (yr) | ||||
| ≤60/> 60 | 273/52 | 0.982 | 0.405–2.381 | 0.968 |
| Body mass index (kg/m2) | ||||
| ≤25/> 25 | 208/116 | 0.587 | 0.273–1.265 | 0.174 |
| Smoking | ||||
| no/yes | 206/119 | 1.435 | 0.719–2.864 | 0.306 |
| Alcohol | ||||
| no/yes | 158/167 | 1.308 | 0.658–2.598 | 0.443 |
| ASA physical status scores | ||||
| 1 | 230 | 0.575 | 0.247–1.338 | 0.199 |
| 2 | 83 | 1.046 | 0.245–4.476 | 0.951 |
| 3 | 12 | |||
| Prehospital duration of symptoms (days) | ||||
| ≤2/>2 | 208/117 | 0.962 | 0.473–1.956 | 0.914 |
| Previous attack history | ||||
| no/yes | 291/34 | 0.575 | 0.175–1.892 | 0.362 |
| Modified Hinchey stage | ||||
| 0, 1a/1b, 2 | 278/47 | 2.512 | 0.127–5.599 | 0.024 |
| Treatment | ||||
| Antibiotics/PCD | 319/6 | 6.549 | 1.535–27.930 | 0.011 |
| Hemoglobin (g/dL) | ||||
| ≤12/>12 | 43/282 | 1.822 | 0.554–5.987 | 0.323 |
| White blood cell count (1000/μL) | ||||
| ≤11/> 11 | 145/180 | 1.315 | 0.658–2.628 | 0.438 |
| C-reactive protein (mg/dL) | ||||
| ≤3/> 3 | 97/226 | 0.700 | 0.344–1.425 | 0.326 |
| Creatinine (mg/dL) | ||||
| ≤1.2/> 1.2 | 302/22 | 0.327 | 0.045–2.392 | 0.271 |
| Albumin (g/dL) | ||||
| ≤3.4/> 3.4 | 19/305 | 0.689 | 0.206–2.306 | 0.545 |
| Aspirin | ||||
| no/yes | 305/20 | 1.970 | 0.692–5.610 | 0.204 |
| NSAIDs | ||||
| no/yes | 308/17 | 1.165 | 0.279–4.872 | 0.834 |
| Opioids | ||||
| no/yes | 317/8 | 2.613 | 0.624–10.954 | 0.189 |
| Corticosteroids | ||||
| no/yes | 318/7 | 1.574 | 0.365–6.784 | 0.543 |
| Statin | ||||
| no/yes | 284/41 | 0.969 | 0.398–2.360 | 0.945 |
ASA; American Society of Anesthesiologists, HR; hazard ratio, CI; confidence interval, PCD; percutaneous drainage, NSAIDs, non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs.