Diagnostic delay in inflammatory bowel disease increases the risk of intestinal surgery

Table 3 Factors associated with a long diagnostic delay in Crohn’s disease

Variable	n	OR (95%CI)	P value
Age	-	1.00 (0.96-1.03)	0.787
Male	126	0.72 (0.23-2.26)	0.575
Smoking	41	2.26 (0.85-5.98)	0.101
Chief complaint
Diarrhea	29	Ref.	-
GI bleeding	20	1.94 (0.37-10.1)	0.432
Perianal discomfort	25	10.23 (1.93-54.37)	0.006
Abdominal pain	85	2.20 (0.64-7.62)	0.213
Others	6	1.13 (0.09-14.38)	0.925
Location
L1	39	Ref.	-
L2	18	0.71 (0.14-3.67)	0.684
L3	85	0.77 (0.28-2.11)	0.613
L4	23	0.66 (0.18-2.43)	0.533
Behavior
B1	116	Ref.
B2	32	2.33 (0.90-6.04)	0.081
B3	17	0.49 (0.12-1.97)	0.312
Perianal disease	31	0.28 (0.07-1.17)	0.080
CRP at diagnosis	-	0.98 (0.91-1.05)	0.572

GI: Gastrointestinal; OR: Odds ratio; CRP: C-reactive protein; CI: Confidence interval.