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Table 2 Risk factors for late defecation

From: Risk factors for late defecation and its association with the outcomes of critically ill patients: a retrospective observational study

 

Univariate

Multivariate

 

OR (95 % CI)

P value

OR (95 % CI)

P value

Age

1.00 (0.99–1.01)

0.94

  

Male sex

0.84 (0.51–1.37)

0.48

  

BMI

1.01 (0.97–1.06)

0.61

  

Serum CRP

0.97 (0.93–1.00)

0.063

  

APACHE II score

1.00 (0.98–1.03)

0.76

  

SOFA score

0.93 (0.85–1.02)

0.108

  

Diagnosis on admission

 

0.090

  

Late enteral nutrition

4.52 (2.55–7.99)

<0.001

3.42 (1.88–6.22)

<0.001

Mechanical ventilation

2.36 (1.43–3.91)

0.001

  

Sedative use

4.40 (2.56–7.56)

<0.001

3.07 (1.71–5.52)

<0.001

Fentanyl use

2.78 (1.50–5.14)

0.001

  

Surgery

3.33 (1.92–5.77)

<0.001

1.86 (1.01–3.42)

0.047

  1. OR odds ratio, CI confidence interval, BMI body mass index, CRP C-reactive protein, APACHE II Acute Physiology and Chronic Health Evaluation (second revision), SOFA Sequential Organ Failure Assessment