Table 4 Sensitivity Analysis (Excluding Peptic Ulcer Disease Patients).

From: The association between bowel resection and the risk of nontyphoidal salmonella infection: a nationwide propensity score-matched cohort study

Type of bowel resection

NTS infection

cHR

(95% CI)

aHR†

(95% CI)

n

Bowel resection

52

1.58

(1.02, 2.43)*

1.66

(1.07, 2.56)*

Small bowel resection

27

1.93

(1.17, 3.21)*

1.92

(1.04, 3.19)*

Large bowel resection

27

1.58

(0.95, 2.62)

1.69

(1.02, 2.80)*

Right hemicolectomy

12

1.90

(0.98, 3.68)

2.27

(1.17, 4.43)*

Transverse colon resection

0

    

Left hemicolectomy

6

2.71

(1.14, 6.46)*

2.41

(1.01, 5.77)*

Sigmoidectomy

6

2.01

(0.84, 4.78)

1.91

(0.79, 4.57)

Total colectomy

0

    

Bowel anastomosis

9

0.90

(0.43, 1.88)

1.06

(0.51, 2.23)

  1. NTS nontyphoidal salmonella, n number of event, cHR crude hazard ratio, aHR adjusted hazard ratio.
  2. †Adjusted by age, hypertension, diabetes, coronary artery disease, chronic kidney disease, COPD and rheumatoid autoimmune disease.
  3. *p value < 0.05, **p value < 0.01, ***p value < 0.001.
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