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Table 4 Association between the length of diagnostic delay and presence of complications and co-morbidities in 136 children with inflammatory bowel disease

From: Impact of diagnostic delay to the clinical presentation and associated factors in pediatric inflammatory bowel disease: a retrospective study

 

%

OR

95% CI

Total

 < 6.0 months

16.2

1

 

 ≥ 6.0 months

30.6

2.28

1.01–5.19

 ≥ 12.0 months

37.0

2.47

0.99–6.15

Perianal disease

   

 < 6.0 months

8.1

1

 

 ≥ 6.0 months

24.2

1.93

0.65–5.75

 ≥ 12.0 months

18.5

2.25

0.70–7.24

Abscesses, fistulas, strictures, surgery

 < 6.0 months

2.7

1

 

 ≥ 6.0 months

8.1

3.16

0.59–16.90

 ≥ 12.0 months

11.1

3.28

0.69–15.60

Co-morbidity1

 < 6.0 months

5.4

1

 

 ≥ 6.0 months

12.9

2.59

0.74–9.06

 ≥ 12.0 months

11.1

1.35

0.35–5.52

  1. Bolded values are statistically significant
  2. 1Autoimmune hepatitis, primary sclerosing cholangitis, uveitis, pancreatitis, venous thromboembolism, ankylosing spondylitis, peripheral arthritis, pyoderma gangrenosum, gastrointestinal malignancy. OR odds ratio, CI confidence interval
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