Table 2.

Investigations at follow-up clinic appointments

	Coeliac	IBD	P value	Adjusted P value	General	P value	Adjusted P value
Bloods	83 (81.4%)	43 (43.4%)	<0.001	<0.001	26 (72.2%)	0.247	–
Genetic testing	13 (12.7%)	0 (0%)	<0.001*	0.002	3 (8.3%)	0.562*	–
Gastroscopy	21 (20.6%)	1 (1.0%)	<0.001	<0.001	6 (16.7%)	0.610	–
Colonoscopy	7 (6.9%)	16 (16.2%)	0.038	0.38	1 (2.8%)	0.680*	–
Flexible sigmoidoscopy	1 (1.0%)	3 (3.0%)	0.364*	–	0 (0%)	1.000*	–
Capsule endoscopy	2 (2.0%)	5 (5.1%)	0.274*	–	0 (0%)	1.000*	–
Imaging	4 (4.0%)	10 (10.1%)	0.085	–	1 (2.8%)	1.000*	–
SeHCAT test	2 (2.0%)	2 (2.0%)	1.000*	–	0 (0%)	1.000*	–
DXA scan	15 (14.7%)	0 (0%)	<0.001	<0.001	5 (13.9%)	0.905	–
Breath tests	2 (2.0%)	3 (3.0%)	0.678*	–	0 (0%)	1.000*	–
Mean number of investigations (±SD)	2.19 (±1.41)	1.93 (±1.35)	<0.001	–	1.44 (±1.23)	0.054	–

Bold denotes a significant value with p<0.05.

*One or more of the cells in 2×2 table have an expected count <5, Fisher’s exact test is used to calculate p values.

DXA, dual energy x-ray absorptiometry; IBD, inflammatory bowel disease; SeHCAT, selenium homocholic acid taurine.