Research Article
Routine Multiple Duodenal Biopsy during Endoscopy of Dyspeptic Patients Seems Unnecessary for Screening of Celiac Disease
Table 2
Multivariate logistic regression model for the prediction of celiac disease.
| Predictor | Coefficient () | Odds ratio | 95% confidence interval | | Lower bound | Upper bound |
| Based on positive pathology (Marsh I-III) | IDA | 0.763 | 2.14 | 1.062 | 4.334 | 0.03 | Anti-TTG | 1.270 | 3.56 | 1.707 | 7.432 | <0.01 | H. pylori infection | 1.425 | 4.16 | 2.224 | 7.780 | <0.01 | Based on both positive serology and pathology | IDA | 2.871 | 17.65 | 1.538 | 202.523 | 0.02 |
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IDA: iron deficiency anemia; TTG: tissue transglutaminase; H: Helicobacter.
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