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Number of reported newly detected diseases by a GP after the self-test program (n = 71,714)
| Test result | ||||
|
Negative (n = 56,885) |
Low-positive (n = 14,065) |
High-positive (n = 764) |
Total (n = 71,714) |
|
| GP visit? | ||||
| Yes | 288 (0.5%) | 3,444 (24.5%) | 251 (32.8%) | 3,983 (5.6%) |
| Newly detected disease? | ||||
| No | 280 | 3,285 | 225 | 3,790 |
| Yes | 8 (2.8%) | 159 (4.6%) | 26 (10.4%) | 193 (4.8%) |
| Which diseases? | ||||
| Kidney disease | 0 | 15 | 10 | 25 |
| Hypertension | 5 | 131 | 16 | 152 |
| Diabetes Mellitus | 3 | 25 | 3 | 31 |
