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Table 2 Odds ratios for predictors of CDI in IBD patients based on univariate (Model 1) and multiple (Models 2–4) logistic regression

From: Serum procalcitonin levels associate with Clostridioides difficile infection in patients with inflammatory bowel disease

Variables

Odds ratio

[95% Conf. Interval]

P-value

Model 1

 Procalcitonin

2.81

1.54–4.09

 < 0.001

Model 2

 Procalcitonin

4.59

2.49–6.70

 < 0.001

 Age

1.01

0.97–1.06

0.45

 UC

0.11

0.01–0.97

0.04

 CD

9.09

2.01–53.97

 < 0.001

 Hospitalization

0.20

0.00–5.04

0.33

 IBD duration

0.91

0.79–1.05

0.21

 Antibiotic usage

6.87

1.12–41.98

0.03

Model 3

 Procalcitonin

2.85

1.55–4.16

< 0.001

 CRP

0.93

0.80–1.09

0.41

 ESR

0.98

0.98–1.09

0.11

Model 4

 Procalcitonin

2.81

1.53–4.09

< 0.001

 Flare

5.08

0.00–0.45

0.007

  1. Bold values denote a statistically significant result at the P-value < 0.05
  2. CDI Clostridioides difficile infection, IBD inflammatory bowel disease, UC Ulcerative colitis, CD Crohn’s disease, CRP C-reactive protein, ESR Erythrocyte sedimentation rate level
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