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. 2021 Jan 17;8(1):e000544. doi: 10.1136/bmjgast-2020-000544

Table 1.

Presenting symptoms at follow-up clinic appointments

Coeliac, % IBD, % P value Adjusted
P value
General, % P value Adjusted P value
Abdominal pain 36 (35.3) 45 (45.5) 0.142 8 (22.2) 0.148
Diarrhoea 37 (36.3) 52 (52.5) 0.020 0.18 9 (25.0) 0.217
Stool urgency 6 (5.9) 11 (11.1) 0.183 0 (0) 0.878
Bloating 20 (19.6) 11 (11.1) 0.095 6 (16.7) 0.698
Bleeding (PR/in stool) 5 (4.9) 18 (18.2) 0.003 0.027 2 (5.6) 0.137
Nausea/vomiting 8 (7.8) 1 (1.0) 0.721 2 (5.6) 0.089
Headache 13 (12.7) 11 (11.1) 0.019 0.171 1 (2.8) 0.649
Weight loss 12 (11.8) 2 (2.0) 0.007 0.063 2 (5.6) 0.289
Fatigue 9 (8.8) 7 (7.1) 0.647 3 (8.3) 0.928

Bold denotes a significant value with p<0.05.

IBD, inflammatory bowel disease; PR, per rectum.