Table 1 |
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Comparison between the presenting complaints of patients in this study compared to those in the study of Zipser et al.10 |
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Complaint |
Current study (%) |
Zipser et al (%) |
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Anaemia |
66 |
63 |
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Abdominal pain or discomfort |
41 |
77 |
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Diarrhoea |
38 |
52 |
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Fatigue |
31 |
82 |
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Nausea and/or vomiting |
28 |
46 |
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Weight loss |
28 |
55 |
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Depression |
19 |
46 |
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Generalised aches and pains |
19 |
42 |
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Jones et al. Nutrition Journal 2006 5:24 doi:10.1186/1475-2891-5-24 |
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