Research Article

Lewis Score on Capsule Endoscopy as a Predictor of the Risk for Crohn’s Disease-Related Emergency Hospitalization and Clinical Relapse in Patients with Small Bowel Crohn’s Disease

Table 4

Cox regression analysis of the risk for CD-related emergency hospitalization during follow-up after CE.

Univariate analysisMultivariate analysis
valueHR (95% CI) valueHR (95% CI)

Gender0.6420.692 (0.147–3.262)
Age0.1650.965 (0.917–1.015)0.2190.944 (0.861–1.035)
Disease duration0.1290.938 (0.864–1.019)0.7870.984 (0.873–1.109)
Disease type0.2082.388 (0.617–9.245)
History of intestinal resection0.3370.468 (0.099–2.206)
Use of anti-TNF agent0.4890.578 (0.122–2.730)
BMI0.1120.785 (0.582–1.058)0.3970.861 (0.609–1.217)
CDAI0.0501.010 (1.000–1.020)0.2131.007 (0.996–1.018)
Serum CRP level0.0942.206 (0.875–5.566)0.5480.677 (0.189–1.017)
Serum albumin level0.0340.235 (0.062–0.899)0.3510.420 (0.068–2.598)
Lewis <0.0010.033 (0.007–0.159)0.0010.054 (0.010–0.308)

BMI: body mass index; CDAI: Crohn’s disease activity index; CRP: C-reactive protein.