Risk factors associated with the development of ischemic colitis

Table 2 Clinical characteristics present in cases and controls

	Case (%)	Control (%)	P value	OR	95% CI
Arterial hypertension	56.5	46.6	0.034	1.543	1.035-2.301
Dyslipidemia	19.8	12.1	0.025	1.793	1.075-2.992
Diabetes mellitus	26.7	12.7	< 0.001	2.427	1.506-3.911
Smoking habit	10.5	9.9	0.825	1.075	0.564-2.049
Chronic renal failure	4.3	4.6	0.877	0.93	0.372-2.33
Valve heart disease	7.4	6.8	0.806	1.094	0.535-2.234
Ischemic heart disease	18	14.9	0.381	1.254	0.756-2.08
Hypertensive heart disease	15.5	13.4	0.516	1.195	0.698-2.044
Atrial fibrillation	14.3	14	0.923	1.028	0.585-1.808
Heart failure	10.5	5	0.026	2.253	1.103-4.604
Peripheral arteriopathy	8.1	2.2	0.004	4.658	1.643-13.21
Abdominal aorta surgery	1.2	0	0.096
Cerebrovascular disease	12.4	9.6	0.339	1.348	0.731-2.483
COPD	18	18.6	0.864	0.956	0.576-1.587

Variables are expressed as percentages. Differences are considered statistically significant when P < 0.05. COPD: Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease; OR: Odds ratio; CI: Confidence interval.