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Table 2 Univariate analysis for risk factors associated with Emergent/Urgent surgery

From: Rectal-sparing type of ulcerative colitis predicts lack of response to pharmacotherapies

Risk factors

urgent/emergent surgery n = 131

elective surgery n = 351

p- value

OR (95%CI)

Gender male

88(67.1)

228(64.9)

0.64

1.10 (0.72-1.69)

Age at initial surgery < 44 years

80(61.1)

158(45.0)

<0.01*

1.92 (1.28-2.89)

Age at onset of UC < 32 years

55(41.9)

181(51.6)

0.06

0.68 (0.45-1.02)

Duration of disease < 70 months

105(80.2)

136(38.7)

<0.01*

6.38 (3.95-10.32)

Severe/Fulminant disease

118(90.1)

27(7.7)

<0.01*

108.9 (56.3-2227.1)

Rectal sparing type

24(18.3)

22(6.3)

<0.01*

3.35 (1.81-6.26)

Total given PSL dose <5000 mg

91(69.5)

132(37.6)

<0.01*

3.77 (2.46-5.80)

Daily pre-operative PSL dose ≥ 9 mg/day

103(78.6)

139(39.6)

<0.01*

5.61 (3.55-9.11)

Immunomodulators

 TAC/CsA

39(29.8)

84(23.9)

0.19

1.35 (0.86-2.09)

 AZA/6-MP

16(12.2)

108(30.8)

<0.01*

0.32 (0.17-0.54)

 Biologics administration

33(25.2)

194(55.3)

0.72

1.08 (0.68-1.72)

  1. OR = Odds Ratio; CI = Confidence Interval; PSL = Prednisolone; TAC = Tacrolimus; CsA = Cyclosporine; AZA = Azathioprine 6-MP = 6-Mercaptopurine
  2. Data are numbers with percentages in parentheses unless otherwise indicated
  3. *p < 0.05 (Significantly different)