Impact of symptoms on quality of life before and after diagnosis of coeliac disease: results from a UK population survey

Table 3 Respondents' self-reported health on EQ-5D before diagnosis of coeliac disease (retrospective) and now: number and percent by level of response, and UK population norms (percent)*¹.

EQ-5D question:	Level 1: No problems		Level 2: Some problems		Level 3: Severe problems
	N	%	N	%	N	%
Mobility:
before diagnosis	524	75	159	23	14	2
Now	602	86*	93	13	2	0
UK population norm		78		22		0
Self-care:
before diagnosis	648	93	35	5	14	2
Now	673	97*	18	3	6	1
UK population norm		93		6		0
Usual activities:
before diagnosis	403	58	249	36	45	6
Now	574	82*	116	17	7	1
UK population norm		78		19		3
Pain:
before diagnosis	153	22	349	50	195	28
Now	416	60*	252	36	29	4
UK population norm		58		37		4
Anxiety/depression:
before diagnosis	351	50	259	37	87	12
Now	518	74*	163	23	16	2
UK population norm		75		23		2

*Proportion reporting no problem significantly different now compared to before diagnosis (McNemar-Bowker Chi-square test, p < 0.01)
¹ UK population norms from Health Survey for England 1996, standardised to age distribution of Coeliac UK survey respondents now.

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