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Table 6 Logistic regression analysis revealed that fasting more than 12 hours, adoption of low calories weight losing plans, pregnancy, intensive sports, surgery including Caesarian delivery and severe systemic infections were risk factors for clinical jaundice and hyperbilirubinemia in subjects with Gilbert syndrome

From: The frequency, clinical course, and health related quality of life in adults with Gilbert’s syndrome: a longitudinal study

Variables

Odds ratio

CI (95%)

P value

Fasting > 12 h

1.973

1.24–2.76

0.002**

Low calories weight losing plans

2.275

1.10–4.68

0.026*

Fat rich diets

1.417

0.93–2.14

0.099

Intensive physical exercise and sports

2.737

1.12–6.69

0.027*

Menorrhagia or metrorrhagia or dysmenorrhea

2.898

1.05–7.95

0.0318*

Pregnancy

4.746

1.65–13.64

0.004**

Vaginal delivery

2.335

0.79–6.84

0.122

Caesarian delivery

2.110

1.07–4.16

0.031**

Surgery under general anesthesia

4.139

1.96–8.71

< 0.001**

Systemic infections

2.174

1.387–2.861

0.0413*

  1. P values < 0.05 are significant
  2. *Significant statistical difference
  3. ** Highly significant statistical difference
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BMC Gastroenterology

ISSN: 1471-230X

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