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Table 2 Predictors of Crohn's disease and combined psychosomatic outcome measure in 87 CD patients within two years

From: High-utilizing Crohn's disease patients under psychosomatic therapy*

a) Univariate correlation

 

outcome of Crohn's disease (worse)

predictors (t0)

health care utilization

HRQL

clinical course

sum score

CDAI

145

040

470***

324*

steroid intake

291*

025

352**

306*

disease duration

129

226*

01

059

sick leave at randomization

288*

021

315*

354**

depression (BDI)

.587***

306*

384**

248

anxiety (STAI)

101

655***

255

349*

behavior control (FK 2)

-162

-230*

-069

-043

b) Regression analysis

Health care utilization (HCU, high)

 

Model: r2 = 0.15

F = 2.32

p = 0.09

 
  

β

T

p

1. Disease duration

 

0.92

2.1

0.04

Health-related quality of life (HRQL, low)

 

Model: r2 = 0.51

F = 15.5

p = 0.00001

 
  

β

T

p

1. Anxiety (STAI)

 

-0.45

-3.9

0.0003

2. Behavior control (FK 2)

 

0.22

2.0

0.05

Clinical course of disease (CCD, worse)

 

Model: r2 = 0.28

F = 6.16

p = 0.006

 
  

β

T

p

1. CDAI (t0)

 

-0.43

-2.9

0.007

HR sum score: (HCU, HRQL, CCD)

 

Model: r2 = 0.22

F = 7.9

p = 0.0009

 
  

β

T

p

1. steroid intake

 

0.31

2.6

0.01

2. depression (BDI)

 

0.30

2.5

0.02

  1. * p < 0.05 ** p < 0.01 *** p < 0.001