Diagnostic Delay in Coeliac Disease: A Survey among Danish Patients

Table 2

Answers from the questionnaire on health care follow-up visits, self-perceived health, evaluation of the diagnostic process, and burden of disease.

	n (% of 1,392)
Health care follow-up visits
Visits during the last 12 months	898 (64%)
At the general practitioner^†	309
At the hospital^†	664
At a specialist in gastroenterology, private practice^†	48
No follow-up	378 (27%)
Missing information on follow-up	116 (8%)
Self-perceived health
Excellent	99 (7%)
Very good	434 (31%)
Good	591 (42%)
Fair	210 (15%)
Poor	46 (3%)
Do not know/wish not to say	12 (1%)
Satisfied with the diagnostic process?
Very much	409 (29%)
Quite a lot	153 (11%)
Some	204 (15%)
A little	284 (20%)
Not at all	280 (20%)
Do not know/wish not to say	62 (4%)
Does the diagnosis of coeliac disease limit your daily life?
Very much	114 (8%)
Quite a lot	229 (16%)
Some	603 (43%)
A little	370 (27%)
Not at all	74 (5%)
Do not know	2 (0.1%)

^†Possible with more than one follow-up; 114 participants had follow-ups at more than one doctor.