Table 2.

Cost of interventions

Intervention	Annual visits (n)	Medications/year	Lab tests/year	Total cost/year
Aspirin to high-risk patients	1 @ $74	$17	NA	$91
Lower LDL cholesterol to <160 mg/dl in low-risk individuals	1 @ $74	Branded statin @ $1,082	Creatinine, ALT, lipid panel @ $125	$1,281
Lower LDL cholesterol to <130 mg/dl in high-risk individuals	2 @ $74	Branded statin @ $1,543	Creatinine, ALT, lipid panel @ $125	$1,816
Lower LDL cholesterol to <100 mg/dl in people with CAD	3 @ $74	Branded statin @ $1,543	Creatinine, ALT, lipid panel @ $125 × 3	$2,140
Lower blood pressure in nondiabetic individuals	4 @ $74	Angiotensin inhibitor @ $1,238	K+, creatinine, BUN @ $48	$1,582
A1C control in diabetic individuals	4 @ $74	Generic and branded glucose lowering agents @ $3,150	A1C @ $59 × 2	$3,564
Lower blood pressure in diabetic individuals	4 @ $74	Angiotensin inhibitor and generic thiazide @ $1,238	K+, creatinine, BUN @ $48	$1,582
Lower LDL in diabetic individuals	3 @ $74	Branded statin @ $1,543	Creatinine, ALT, lipid panel @ $125 × 3	$2,140
Reduce fasting glucose <110 mg/dl	2 @ $74	Generic glucose-lowering agent @ $524	Creatinine, ALT, BUN @ $60	$732
Smoking cessation	1 @ $80	Patch and a drug @ $270	NA	$350
Weight reduction (cost derived from ref. 44)	$1,356 in year 1, $672 annually thereafter	NA	NA	$1,356 year 1, $672 year 2+

BUN, blood urea nitrogen.