Table 1.
Characteristics of responders compared with non-responders
| Patient characteristic | Overall (n=255) | Responders (n=189) | Non-responders (n=66) | P values* |
| Sex | ||||
| Male | 118 (46.0) | 80 (42.3) | 38 (57.6) | 0.03 |
| Female | 137 (54.0) | 109 (57.7) | 28 (42.4) | |
| SES | ||||
| 1 (least deprived) | 34 (14.8) | 29 (17.1) | 5 (8.3) | 0.03 |
| 2 | 47 (20.4) | 37 (21.0) | 10 (16.7) | |
| 3 | 49 (23.3) | 38 (22.3) | 11 (18.3) | |
| 4 | 49 (21.3) | 37 (21.8) | 12 (20.0) | |
| 5 (most deprived) | 51 (22.2) | 29 (17.6) | 22 (36.7) | |
| Missing | 25 | 19 | 6 | |
| Comorbidities | ||||
| 0 | 58 (24.2) | 37 (21.2) | 21 (33.3) | 0.186 |
| 1 | 78 (32.6) | 64 (36.4) | 14 (22.2) | |
| 2 | 44 (18.4) | 33 (18.7) | 11 (17.5) | |
| 3 | 32 (13.4) | 22 (12.5) | 10 (15.9) | |
| 4 or more | 27 (11.3) | 20 (11.4) | 7 (11.1) | |
| Missing | 16 | 13 | 3 | |
| Living arrangements | ||||
| With family | 203 (79.6) | 149 (82.3) | 54 (84.3) | 0.685 |
| Alone | 40 (15.7) | 30 (16.5) | 10 (15.6) | |
| Other | 2 (0.8) | 2 (1.1) | 0 | |
| Missing | 10 | 8 | 2 | |
| Mean EQ-5D (SD) | 0.57 (0.40) | 0.58 (0.39) | 0.54 (0.42) | 0.494 |
| Missing | 12 | 10 | 2 | |
| Mean GIQLI (SD), g | 94.1 (31.3) | 94.7 (31.4) | 92.3 (31.04) | 0.619 |
| Missing | 25 | 18 | 7 | |
*From χ2.
GIQLI, Gastrointestinal Quality of Life Index; SES, socioeconomic status.