Table 6 Factors associated with quality of life before and after diagnosis – 2015 survey
| Â | Before diagnosisa | After diagnosisb | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Covariates | Coeff. | 95% CI | p-value | Coeff. | 95% CI | p-value |
Male | 0.01 | (−0.04, 0.05) | 0.728 | 0.01 | (−0.02,0.04) | 0.400 |
Age at diagnosis | ||||||
 Less than 18 | reference |  |  | reference |  |  |
 18–34 | 0.03 | (−0.04, 0.10) | 0.412 | −0.01 | (− 0.06, 0.03) | 0.632 |
 35–44 | 0.03 | (−0.04, 0.10) | 0.449 | −0.02 | (−0.07, 0.02) | 0.333 |
 45–54 | 0.08 | (0.01, 0.14) | 0.022 | 0.003 | (−0.04, 0.05) | 0.903 |
 55–64 | 0.08 | (0.01, 0.15) | 0.022 | −0.01 | (−0.06, 0.03) | 0.558 |
 65+ | 0.17 | (0.09, 0.24) | < 0.001 | 0.02 | (−0.03, 0.06) | 0.537 |
No. of symptoms c | ||||||
 None | reference |  |  | reference |  |  |
 1–3 symptoms | −0.17 | (−0.30, − 0.05) | 0.007 | − 0.05 | (− 0.09, − 0.02) | 0.003 |
 4+ more symptoms | −0.40 | (− 0.52, − 0.27) | < 0.001 | −0.17 | (− 0.22, − 0.13) | < 0.001 |
Max symptoms duration | – | – | – | −0.002 | (− 0.004, 0.0004) | 0.104 |
No. of comorbidities | ||||||
 None | – | – | – | reference |  |  |
 1 comorbidity | – | – | – | −0.02 | (−0.05, 0.01) | 0.158 |
 2 comorbidities | – | – | – | − 0.03 | (− 0.07, 0.003) | 0.070 |
 3+ comorbidities | – | – | – | − 0.08 | (−0.12, − 0.04) | < 0.001 |
Incomed < £20,000 | −0.06 | (− 0.10, − 0.02) | 0.008 | −0.07 | (− 0.10, − 0.04) | < 0.001 |
Adherence to a GF diet | ||||||
 All of the time | – | – | – | reference |  |  |
 Most of the time | – | – | – | − 0.04 | (− 0.08, 0.003) | 0.067 |
 Some/little/none of the time | – | – | – | − 0.14 | (−0.31, 0.03) | 0.101 |
Access to GF products in shops | ||||||
 Very easily | – | – | – | reference |  |  |
 Fairly easily | – | – | – | −0.02 | (−0.05, 0.004) | 0.105 |
 Not easily | – | – | – | −0.07 | (− 0.11, − 0.02) | 0.007 |
Travel patterns AD | ||||||
 The same | – | – | – | reference |  |  |
 More likely to travel | – | – | – | −0.08 | (− 0.15, − 0.01) | 0.028 |
 Less likely to travel | – | – | – | −0.04 | (− 0.07, 0.01) | 0.002 |
Regiond | ||||||
 North East | −0.01 | (−0.12, 0.10) | 0.813 | −0.04 | (− 0.11, 0.03) | 0.317 |
 North West | 0.03 | (−0.05, 0.10) | 0.471 | −0.03 | (−0.07, 0.02) | 0.253 |
 Yorkshire and The Humber | 0.02 | (−0.05, 0.09) | 0.599 | −0.01 | (−0.05, 0.04) | 0.808 |
 East Midlands | 0.003 | (−0.07, 0.08) | 0.927 | -0.004 | (−0.05, 0.04) | 0.866 |
 West Midlands | −0.05 | (−0.14, 0.03) | 0.207 | −0.04 | (− 0.10, 0.01) | 0.095 |
 East | −0.01 | (−0.08, 0.06) | 0.842 | −0.01 | (− 0.06, 0.03) | 0.577 |
 London | −0.09 | (−0.18, 0.01) | 0.079 | −0.02 | (− 0.08, 0.04) | 0.511 |
 South East | reference |  |  | reference |  |  |
 South West | −0.01 | (−0.08, 0.07) | 0.872 | −0.04 | (−0.09, 0.01) | 0.096 |
 Northern Ireland | −0.04 | (−0.15, 0.07) | 0.494 | −0.04 | (− 0.11, 0.03) | 0.319 |
 Scotland | −0.03 | (−0.11, 0.04) | 0.422 | −0.06 | (− 0.11, − 0.01) | 0.020 |
 Wales | 0.04 | (−0.05, 0.14) | 0.370 | −0.001 | (− 0.06, 0.06) | 0.971 |