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Table 2 Costs, NNSAR and DCSAR of laboratory tests

From: Physical health examination in outpatients with schizophrenia: the cost effectiveness of laboratory screening tests

Laboratory test

Costd

NNSARa

DCSARb

B-CBC + Nec

3.0 €

2.469

7.4 €

P-Potassium

0.95 €

137

130.2 €

P-Sodium

0.95 €

4.8

4.6 €

S- pH-adjusted ionized calcium

4.0 €

8.3

33.4 €

P- Creatinine

0.95 €

7.8

7.4 €

P- Gamma glutamyltransferase

0.95 €

5.8

5.5 €

fP-Total cholesterol

1.10 €

2.6

2.9 €

fP- Low density cholesterol

1.30 €

2.3

3.0 €

fP- High density cholesterol

1.30 €

3.2

4.2 €

fP-Triglycerides

1.10 €

2.6

2.9 €

fP-Glucose

0.95 €

2.6

2.5 €

P- Thyroid stimulating hormone

4.20 €

7.8

32.9 €

P-25-Hydroxyvitamin D

7.0 €

2.1

14.9 €

  1. aNNSAR, number needed to screen to find one abnormal result (1/prevalence of abnormal result)
  2. bDCSAR, NNSAR × direct cost
  3. cComplete blood count with neutrophil count
  4. dIn 2018 HUS Helsinki University Hospital HUSLAB Laboratories
  5. B, blood, P, plasma, S, serum, f, fasting
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Annals of General Psychiatry

ISSN: 1744-859X