Baseline characteristics
| GP follow-up | Telephone follow-up | |
| Questionnaires: sent | 285 | 540 |
| Questionnaires: returned | 173 (61%) | 344 (64%) |
| Age (years) | 60 (48–78) | 62 (49–73) |
| Sex ratio M:F | 1:3.2 | 1:2.3 |
| Length of diagnosis (years) | 4 (3–6) | 9 (5–11)* |
| Age and length of diagnosis are shown as median (IQR) | ||
| Annual review | ||
| Annual review achieved† | 48 (28%) | 290 (84%*) |
| Weight measured‡ | 16 (33%/9%) | 154 (53%/45%*) |
| Symptoms reviewed‡ | 21 (44%/12%) | 183 (63%/53%*) |
| Diet reviewed‡ | 16 (33%/9%) | 148 (51%/43%*) |
*P<0.001.
†Number (% of those patients who returned their questionnaire).
‡Number (% of those patients who were reviewed/% of all those returned their questionnaire).
GP, general practitioner.