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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2019 Jul 1.
Published in final edited form as: Dig Dis Sci. 2018 Apr 2;63(7):1756–1762. doi: 10.1007/s10620-018-5045-0

Table 3.

Social and emotional

Statement ACTIVE SFED (N= 24) FORMER SFED (N= 11) Z
Social situations, like going out with friends or family, make it harder for me to follow the elimination diet 66.7% (16) 100% (11) −2.18*
Following the elimination diet makes me anxious 20.8% (5) 63.6% (7) −2.48**
When my symptoms are in control, I sometimes stop following the diet more than usual 33.3% (8) 36.4% (4) −0.18
Following the elimination diet makes me feel down or depressed 29.2% (7) 36.4% (4) −0.43
When I am stressed or feeling ill, I stop following the EoE diet more than usual 16.7% (4) 18.2% (2) −0.11
I find the elimination diet to be much more difficult than I expected it to be 8.3% (2) 63.6% (7) 3.14**
Travel for pleasure/work has introduced a challenging hurdle in following my EoE diet 75.0% (18) 100% (11) −1.82
*

p < .05;

**

p < .01