Corticosteroid therapy in ulcerative colitis: Clinical response and predictors

Table 3 Logistic regression analysis of risk factors for corticosteroid refractoriness before start of corticosteroid

	P value1		OR (95%CI)
	Univariate	Multivariate
Weight loss	0.051	0.040	5.662 (1.111-28.857)
Abdominal distention	0.086	0.251	2.436 (0.601-9.882)
Fever	0.188
Tachycardia (≥ 90/min)	0.196
Age (< 30 yr)	0.253
ESR (> 15 mm/h)	0.277
Sutherland score (≥ 11)	0.392

¹Data with univariate P < 0.5 are not displayed. All the variables were statistically analyzed. In univariate analysis, no variables were related with corticosteroid refractoriness. All the variables with P < 0.100 were further analyzed by logistic regression. After multivariate analysis, weight loss at baseline was found to be associated with corticosteroid refractoriness (OR = 5.662; 95%CI: 1.111-28.857; P = 0.040). ESR: Erythrocyte sediment rate.