Table 3.

Prescribed medications at clinic appointments

	Coeliac, %	IBD, %	P value	Adjusted P value	General, %	P value	Adjusted P value
Steroid	16 (15.8)	21 (21.2)	0.312	–	0 (0)	0.012*	0.084
Immunosuppression	16 (15.8)	38 (38.4)	<0.001	0.002	1 (2.8)	0.043*	0.301
DMARD	1 (1.0)	21 (21.2)	<0.001	<0.001	0 (0)	1.00*	–
Anti-inflammatory	0 (0)	19 (19.2)	<0.001	<0.001	0 (0)	1.00*	–
Antispasmodic	5 (5.0)	1 (1.0)	0.212*	–	0 (0)	0.326	–
Sequestrant	2 (2.0)	2 (3.0)	1.00*	–	0 (0)	1.00*	–
Other	11 (10.9)	11 (11.1)	0.820*	–	1 (2.8)	0.288	–

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.

DMARDs, disease-modifying antirheumatic drugs; IBD, inflammatory bowel disease.