Laboratory test | Family Physicians (95% CI) | PAF (95% CI) | Absolute number of LTs requested per year | Absolute change in the total number of LTs requested per year (95% CI) |
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Hemogram | 0.53 (0.53-0.54) | -37.1 (-36.1; -37.1) | 51757 | -19202 (-18684; -19202) |
Creatinine | 0.85 (0.84-0.86) | -10.5 (-9.8; -11.2) | 43746 | -4593 (-4287; -4900) |
Urea | 0.29 (0.28-0.29) | -61.9 (-61.9; -63.1) | 22577 | -13975 (-13975; -14246) |
Sodium | 0.42 (0.41-0.43) | -47.8 (-46.8; -48.9) | 10517 | -5027 (-4922; -5143) |
Potassium | 0.73 (0.72-0.75) | -19.7 (-18.1; -20.5) | 18265 | -3598 (-3306; -3744) |
Glucose | 0.46 (0.45-0.47) | -43.8 (-42.8; -44.8) | 9072 | -3974 (-3883; -4064) |
A1C Hemoglobin | 0.64 (0.63-0.65) | -27.2 (-26.3; -28.1) | 25720 | -6996 (-6764; -7227) |
Total cholesterol | 0.81 (0.8-0.82) | -13.5 (-12.7; -14.2) | 34673 | -4681 (-4403; -4924) |
HDL cholesterol | 0.94 (0.93-0.95) | -4.1 (-3.4; -4.8) | 31127 | -1276 (-1058; -1494) |
LDL cholesterol | 0.41 (0.41-0.42) | -48.9 (-47.8; -48.9) | 22163 | -10838 (-10594; -10838) |
Triglycerides | 0.82 (0.81-0.83) | -12.7 (-12; -13.5) | 33828 | -4296 (-4059; -4567) |
Uric acid | 0.23 (0.22-0.23) | -69 (-69; -70.2) | 15603 | -10766 (-10766; -10953) |
TSH | 0.71 (0.7-0.73) | -21.3 (-19.7; -22.2) | 11679 | -2488 (-2301; -2593) |
Triiodothyronine | 0.08 (0.06-0.09) | -88.4 (-87; -91.2) | 791 | -699 (-688; -721) |
Thyroxine | 0.13 (0.12-0.15) | -81.6 (-79; -83) | 886 | -723 (-700; -735) |
free Thyroxine | 0.56 (0.55-0.58) | -34.3 (-32.5; -35.2) | 5432 | -1863 (-1765; -1912) |
Bilirubin | 0.78 (0.75-0.81) | -15.8 (-13.5; -18.1) | 2304 | -364 (-311; -417) |
AST | 0.48 (0.47-0.49) | -41.8 (-40.9; -42.8) | 9181 | -3838 (-3755; -3929) |
ALT | 0.47 (0.46-0.48) | -42.8 (-41.8; -43.8) | 9363 | -4007 (-3914; -4101) |
Alkaline phosphatase | 0.69 (0.67-0.71) | -23 (-21.3; -24.7) | 3505 | -806 (-747; -866) |
Gamma-GT | 0.64 (0.62-0.66) | -27.2 (-25.5; -28.9) | 4386 | -1193 (-1118; -1268) |
ESR | 0.74 (0.71-0.77) | -18.9 (-16.6; -21.3) | 1957 | -370 (-325; -417) |
Ova & parasite | 0.09 (0.08-0.11) | -87 (-84.3; -88.4) | 604 | -525 (-509; -534) |
Urinalysis | 0.67 (0.67-0.68) | -24.7 (-23.8; -24.7) | 41333 | -10209 (-9837; -10209) |
Calcium | 0.44 (0.42-0.46) | -45.8 (-43.8; -47.8) | 1866 | -855 (-817; -892) |
LH | 0.56 (0.52-0.61) | -34.3 (-29.8; -38) | 674 | -231 (-201; -256) |
FSH | 0.6 (0.56-0.64) | -30.7 (-27.2; -34.3) | 863 | -265 (-235; -296) |
Rubella IgG | 0.48 (0.41-0.55) | -41.8 (-35.2; -48.9) | 210 | -88 (-74; -103) |
Rubella IgM | 0.47 (0.4-0.54) | -42.8 (-36.1; -49.9) | 216 | -92 (-78; -108) |
PSA | 0.36 (0.34-0.37) | -54.1 (-53.1; -56.3) | 4365 | -2361 (-2318; -2457) |