Colonic diverticulitis with comorbid diseases may require elective colectomy

Table 4 Risk factors for urgent colectomy for colonic diverticulitis according to univariate analysis

Variables	B	SE	OR (95%CI)	P value
Smoking	1.409	0.540	4.094 (1.420-11.805)	0.009
Albumin	2.602	0.518	13.488 (4.886-37.232)	< 0.001
Aspirin	1.163	0.510	3.200 (1.178-8.693)	0.023
NSAIDs	2.262	0.555	9.603 (3.237-28.485)	< 0.001
CV disease	1.164	0.495	3.203 (1.214-8.454)	0.019
DM	1.197	0.511	3.311 (1.217-9.009)	0.019
Gout	2.280	0.633	9.777 (2.826-33.823)	< 0.001

DM: Diabetes mellitus; NSAID: Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug; CV: Cardiovascular.