TABLE 2.
Characteristics of respondents whose practice included patients with celiac disease
|
Gastroenterologists |
P* | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total (n=237) | Adult (n=184) | Pediatric (n=51) | ||
| Practice type | <0.01 | |||
| Academic | 124 (52) | 79 (43) | 44 (86) | |
| Private | 71 (30) | 66 (36) | 4 (8) | |
| Mixed | 52 (18) | 39 (21) | 3 (6) | |
| Location | 0.62 | |||
| West | 81 (34) | 64 (35) | 16 (31) | |
| Central | 131 (55) | 99 (54) | 31 (61) | |
| East | 25 (11) | 21 (11) | 4 (8) | |
| Years in practice | <0.05 | |||
| 0–10 | 90 (38) | 64 (35) | 26 (51) | |
| 11–20 | 67 (28) | 52 (28) | 14 (27) | |
| 21–30 | 47 (20) | 36 (20) | 10 (20) | |
| >30 | 33 (14) | 32 (17) | 1 (2) | |
| Celiac disease patients | 0.24 | |||
| 1–10 | 44 (19) | 35 (19) | 9 (18) | |
| 11–100 | 170 (72) | 134 (73) | 34 (66) | |
| 101–200 | 12 (5) | 7 (4) | 5 (10) | |
| >200 | 5 (2) | 3 (2) | 2 (4) | |
| No answer | 6 (2) | 5 (3) | 1 (2) | |
| Follow celiac disease patients | 0.09 | |||
| Yes | 181 (76) | 138 (75) | 42 (82) | |
| No | 49 (21) | 43 (23) | 6 (12) | |
| Yes and no | 7 (3) | 3 (2) | 3 (6) | |
| Information sources | ||||
| Conferences | 193 (81) | 142 (77) | 49 (96) | <0.01 |
| Colleagues | 124 (52) | 92 (50) | 31 (61) | 0.17 |
| Practice guidelines | 158 (67) | 113 (61) | 44 (86) | <0.01 |
| Medical journals | 188 (79) | 147 (80) | 39 (77) | 0.60 |
| CCA | 63 (27) | 47 (26) | 15 (29) | 0.58 |
| Other celiac association | 17 (7) | 12 (7) | 4 (8) | 0.74 |
| Practice guideline familiarity | ||||
| AGA | 187 (79) | 152 (83) | 34 (67) | <0.05 |
| NASPGHAN | 67 (28) | 16 (9) | 50 (98) | <0.01 |
| NIH | 43 (18) | 30 (16) | 12 (24) | 0.23 |
| BSG | 17 (7) | 13 (7) | 4 (8) | 0.85 |
| PCSG | 5 (2) | 5 (3) | 0 (0) | 0.23 |
| WGO | 22 (9) | 18 (10) | 4 (8) | 0.67 |
| None | 27 (11) | 27 (15) | 0 (0) | <0.01 |
Data presented as n (%) unless indicated otherwise.
*
Comparison between adult and pediatric gastroenterologists. AGA American Gastroenterological Association; BSG British Society for Gastroenterology; CCA Canadian Celiac Association; NASPGHAN North American Society for Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition; NIH National Institutes of Health; PCSG Primary Care Society for Gastroenterology; WGO World Gastroenterology Organisation