Variable | Difficulty with domestic activities* | ||
(n/total) % experienced | OR (95% CI) | P value | |
Sex | |||
Male | (20/71) 28.2 | 1.772 (0.854 to 3.675) | 0.124 |
Female | (74/158) 46.8 | 0.991 (0.965 to 1.018) | 0.494 |
Age† | |||
Disease type CD | (64/155) 41.3 | 1.051 (0.510 to 2.169) | 0.892 |
UC+IBD U | (30/74) 40.5 | ||
Clinical disease activity | |||
Quiescent | (60/170) 35.3 | 2.016 (0.981 to 4.140) | 0.056 |
Active | (34/59) 57.6 | ||
Stoma | |||
No | (82/205) 40.0 | 1.545 (0.519 to 4.596) | 0.434 |
Yes | (12/24) 50.0 | ||
Employment | |||
Not paid | (38/76) 50.0 | 0.589 (0.291 to 1.191) | 0.589 |
Paid | (56/153) 36.6 | ||
Household composition | |||
No children | (48/134) 35.8 | 1.397 (0.716 to 2.726) | 0.327 |
Children | (46/95) 48.4 | ||
Fatigue‡ | |||
None/mild | (5/75) 6.7 | 16.160 (6.053 to 43.141) | 0 |
Moderate to extreme | (89/153) 58.2 |
Values of p<0.05 are shown in bold. Moderate to extreme difficulties experienced by 94 of 229 patients.
*Outcome of experiencing one or more moderate to extreme difficulties in domestic activities in the past week, due to IBD.
†Age displayed as a continuous variable.
‡Fatigue measured with the IBD-DI, categorised into none and mild difficulty with fatigue and moderate to extreme difficulty with fatigue.
CD, Crohn’s disease; IBD, inflammatory bowel disease; IBD-DI, Inflammatory Bowel Disease Disability Index; IBD-U, inflammatory bowel disease unclassified; UC, ulcerative colitis.