Table 1.

Baseline characteristics

	GP follow-up	Telephone follow-up
Questionnaires: sent	285	540
Questionnaires: returned	173 (61%)	344 (64%)
Age (years)	60 (48–78)	62 (49–73)
Sex ratio M:F	1:3.2	1:2.3
Length of diagnosis (years)	4 (3–6)	9 (5–11)*
Age and length of diagnosis are shown as median (IQR)
Annual review
Annual review achieved†	48 (28%)	290 (84%*)
Weight measured‡	16 (33%/9%)	154 (53%/45%*)
Symptoms reviewed‡	21 (44%/12%)	183 (63%/53%*)
Diet reviewed‡	16 (33%/9%)	148 (51%/43%*)

*P<0.001.

†Number (% of those patients who returned their questionnaire).

‡Number (% of those patients who were reviewed/% of all those returned their questionnaire).

GP, general practitioner.