Characteristic endoscopic findings and risk factors for cytomegalovirus-associated colitis in patients with active ulcerative colitis

Table 2 Risk factors for cytomegalovirus-associated colitis among the 149 patients with active ulcerative colitis (multivariate analysis)

	Odds ratio	95%CI	P value
Age at UC diagnosis > 30 yr	2.764	0.581-13.152	0.202
Age at admission > 35 yr	1.433	0.295-6.951	0.655
Pancolitis	3.419	1.077-10.856	0.037
Albumin < 3.0 g/dL	1.402	0.480-4.098	0.537
Total systemic steroid dose for 4 wk before admission > 400 mg	26.697	5.848-121.868	< 0.001

UC: Ulcerative colitis; CMV: Cytomegalovirus.