Comparison of patients who did or did not return to their GP for persistent abdominal-related diagnoses after referral
| Total (n=233) | Return to GP (n=129) | No return to GP (n=104) | P value | |
| Sex, female (%) | 147 (63.1) | 84 (65.1) | 63 (60.6) | 0.475 |
| Age, mean (SD) | 58.3 (13.8) | 57.9 (13.8) | 58.9 (14.1) | 0.207 |
| BMI, mean (SD) | 29.8 (6.1) | 30.2 (6.4) | 29.2 (5.7) | 0.387 |
| An abdominal-related diagnosis recorded before cholecystolithiasis, n (%) | 97 (41.6) | 67 (51.9) | 30 (28.8) | <0.001 |
| No of consultations for abdominal-related diagnoses, median (IQR) | 9 (7.75) | 12 (9) | 6 (4) | <0.001 |
| Before diagnosis of cholecystolithiasis | 3 (3) | 3 (3) | 2 (2) | <0.001 |
| After diagnosis of cholecystolithiasis | 6 (6) | 8 (6) | 4 (3) | <0.001 |
| Biliary colic, n (%) | 144 (61.8) | 72 (55.8) | 72 (69.2) | 0.036 |
| Cholecystectomy, yes (%) | 185 (79.4) | 97 (75.2) | 88 (84.6) | 0.077 |
BMI, body mass index; GP, general practitioner.