Table 3.

Diagnostic delays in children with CD with the respect to the diagnostic procedure.

	“No-biopsy” approach (N = 78)	Duodenal biopsy
		Eligible∗∗ for “no-biopsy” approach (N = 163)	Not eligible for “no-biopsy” approach (N = 152)
Time from 1st symptom until 1st visit to PaedGI, median (Q1; Q3)	4.5 m (2 m; 9.5 m)	5 m (2 m; 11 m)	5 m (2 m; 12 m)
Time from 1st visit to PaedGI until diagnosis, median (Q1; Q3)	1 m# (0 m; 2 m)	1 m (0 m; 2 m)	1 m# (0 m; 3 m)
Time from symptoms to diagnosis (diagnostic delay), median (Q1; Q3)	6 m (3 m; 12 m)	6 m (3 m; 12 m)	7 m (4 m; 17 m)

^∗PaedGI: paediatric gastroenterologist; m: month. ^∗∗Eligible by TGA level ≥ 10× ULN. ^#p < 0.05 not eligible for “no-biopsy” vs “no-biopsy”.