Table 2. Patient acceptance of biosimilars.

Patient status:		Biologic-naïve	Bio-originator patient in need of switch for clinical reasons	Bio-originator patient not in need of switch for clinical reasons
% patients accepted without reluctance	N	24	24	24
	Mean	60.6	50.4	43.3
	SD	27.8	27.9	27.5
% patients reluctant but accepted as no other choice	N	24	24	24
	Mean	21.0	25.6	29.4
	SD	17.1	18.4	18.3
% patients refused but accepted bio-originator	N	24	24	24
	Mean	10.2	15.8	18.0
	SD	11.3	17.9	14.4
% patients refused biosimilar and bio-originator	N	24	24	24
	Mean	8.1	8.1	9.3
	SD	9.2	12.9	10.6

N, number of gastroenterologists responding; SD, standard deviation.