Enteroscopy and ablation of small bowel angiodysplasia improves quality-of-life and fatigue: A prospective study including biomarker assessment

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World J Gastroenterol. May 14, 2026; 32(18): 117264
Published online May 14, 2026. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v32.i18.117264

Table 2 Demographics and haemoglobin impact on change in significant quality of life domains and fatigue severity scale

Domain	Predictor	Coefficient	P value	CI lower	CI upper	R²d
PF change¹	Age	0.496799029	0.5493559	-1.1865686	2.18016665	0.048581685
PF change	Gender	7.609259284	0.5615835	-18.989681	34.2082	0.048581685
PF change	Hb	1.963534859	0.4963046	-3.8858508	7.81292048	0.048581685
RLP change	Age	-0.144349859	0.9149046	-2.894301	2.60560127	0.246642284
RLP change	Gender	36.69853355	0.0943931	-6.7535241	80.1505912	0.246642284
RLP change	Hb	7.170977096	0.1350192	-2.3845854	16.7265396	0.246642284
EF change	Age	0.946169468	0.2363515	-0.6583037	2.55064259	0.059013684
EF change	Gender	-5.636567085	0.6514632	-30.988894	19.7157594	0.059013684
EF change	Hb	1.086581889	0.6919798	-4.4886602	6.66182399	0.059013684
GH change	Age	-0.894963168	0.1269223	-2.0616117	0.27168537	0.101928309
GH change	Gender	5.985909667	0.5103566	-12.448338	24.420157	0.101928309
GH change	Hb	-2.06762978	0.3041048	-6.1215138	1.98625427	0.101928309
MH change	Age	-0.607081002	0.3391156	-1.8884905	0.67432848	0.212102758
MH change	Gender	21.07520033	0.0419478	0.82761193	41.3227887	0.212102758
MH change	Hb	0.489064312	0.823144	-3.9635924	4.94172105	0.212102758
SF change	Age	-0.390959905	0.6266197	-2.0232674	1.24134754	0.135090432
SF change	Gender	20.2213016	0.1191332	-5.5708357	46.0134389	0.135090432
SF change	Hb	1.068574657	0.7017204	-4.6033865	6.74053578	0.135090432
FSS change	Age	0.312632	0.531044	-0.70421	1.329473	0.158169
FSS change	Gender	7.96919	0.30262	-7.66476	23.60314	0.158169
FSS change	Hb	2.272987	0.188219	-1.19423	5.740201	0.158169

¹Difference in score from baseline and follow up.

PF: Physical functioning; RLP: Role limitation physical; EF: Energy fatigue; MH: Mental health; GH: General health; SF: Social functioning; FSS: Fatigue Severity Scale; Hb: Haemoglobin; CI: Confidence interval.

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Citation: Butler T, O’Hara F, Costigan C, Sihag S, Kripakaran D, McNamara D. Enteroscopy and ablation of small bowel angiodysplasia improves quality-of-life and fatigue: A prospective study including biomarker assessment. World J Gastroenterol 2026; 32(18): 117264
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DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.3748/wjg.v32.i18.117264

Butler T, O’Hara F, Costigan C, Sihag S, Kripakaran D, McNamara D. Enteroscopy and ablation of small bowel angiodysplasia improves quality-of-life and fatigue: A prospective study including biomarker assessment. World J Gastroenterol 2026; 32(18): 117264 [DOI: 10.3748/wjg.v32.i18.117264]

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