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©2013 Baishideng Publishing Group Co.
World J Gastroenterol. Jun 21, 2013; 19(23): 3596-3601
Published online Jun 21, 2013. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v19.i23.3596
Table 3 Multivariate log-binomial regression results predicting 7-d post colonoscopic perforation
Risk factorModel without albuminModel with albumin
Age1.04 (1.01, 1.06)1.03 (1.01, 1.05)
BMI0.96 (0.91, 1.00)0.94 (0.90, 0.99)
ICU9.37 (4.42, 19.88)5.83 (2.80, 12.14)
Inpatient18.08 (8.58, 38.17)11.05 (5.14, 23.75)
Type of colonoscopy
Therapeutic--
Screening0.25 (0.07, 0.87)0.17 (0.04, 0.76)
Diagnostic12.93 (6.65, 25.13)15.33 (7.79, 30.18)
Abdominal pain5.32 (2.40, 11.82)5.79 (2.64, 12.74)
Crohn’s disease11.26 (3.88, 32.70)5.16 (1.79, 14.88)
Albumin ( ≤ 4.0)-3.58 (1.72, 7.47)


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