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Table 2 Frequencies of answers by paediatric CD patients and their parents (%Yes_%No_%n/a)

From: Dietary treatment of Crohn’s disease: perceptions of families with children treated by exclusive enteral nutrition, a questionnaire survey

Total answers n = 29

Treatment failed

n = 6

Completed treatment

n = 23

Oral consumption

n = 13

Use of NG tube

n = 16

If you/your child had a further flare-up of CD, do you think you/they could complete another LD course?

P: 59_31_10

C: 59_31_10

P: 0_83_17

C: 0_83_17

P: 74_17_9

C: 74_17_9

P: 46_39_15

C: 54_39_8

P: 69_25_6

C: 63_25_13

Do you think an SFD would be better than the LD?

P: 72_14_14

C: 66_28_7

P: 83_0_17

C: 67_17_17

P: 70_17_13

C: 65_30_4

P: 85_8_8

C: 77_23_0

P: 63_19_19

C: 56_31_13

Would you be happy to participate in such a study if doctors felt you/they needed a repeat of the LD?

P: 79_17_4

C: 72_21_7

P: 50_33_17

C: 50_33_17

P: 87_13_0

C: 78_17_4

P: 77_23_0

C: 77_23_0

P: 81_13_6

C: 69_19_13

Would you/your child take the SFD beyond 8w if it was effective and meant less medication?

P: 86_7_7

C: 69_14_17

P: 83_0_17

C: 67_17_17

P: 87_9_4

C: 70_13_17

P: 92_0_8

C: 85_8_8

P: 81_13_6

C: 56_19_25

  1. Total answers; split answers based on 8w treatment completion; split answers based on the method of enteral feeds delivery
  2. Abbreviations: NG nasogastric tube, CD Crohn’s disease, LD liquid diet, SFD solid food-based diet, P parents, C children, n/a no answer