Key result
More recent stressful life events were associated with an earlier time to clinical relapse in patients with inactive ulcerative colitis (HR 1.26 per event; 95% CI 1.04-1.53; p=0.02).
Why the study?
Do stressful life events increase the risk of clinical relapse in patients with inactive ulcerative colitis?
Cohort (n=60)
Do stressful life events increase the risk of clinical relapse in patients with inactive ulcerative colitis?
Hazard Ratio: 1.26 (95% CI 1.04–1.53)
p-value: p=0.02
More recent stressful events are independently associated with an earlier time to clinical relapse in patients with inactive ulcerative colitis.
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May warrant stress monitoring in inactive UC; leaves open whether interventions reduce relapse risk.
Bitton et al. (2003) conducted a cohort in inactive ulcerative colitis (n=60). Stressful life events vs. Fewer stressful events was evaluated on time to clinical relapse (HR 1.26, 95% CI 1.04-1.53, p=0.02). More recent stressful life events were associated with an earlier time to clinical relapse in patients with inactive ulcerative colitis (HR 1.26 per event; 95% CI 1.04-1.53; p=0.02).
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