Table 3.
Average number of laboratory tests used per patient over six months
| Average number (SD)
|
P-Value | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Control (N = 187)e | Intervention (N= 200)e | ||
| Bicarbonate | 1.47 (1.55) | 0.34 (0.78) | <.001 |
| BUN (Blood Urea Nitrogen) | 1.81 (1.66) | 1.04 (1.15) | <.001 |
| Calcium | 1.47 (1.48) | 0.74 (0.89) | <.001 |
| Total cholesterol | 0.82 (0.77) | 0.58 (0.73) | 0.002 |
| CRP (C-reactive protein) | 0.05 (0.28) | 0 | 0.02 |
| Creatinine | 1.93 (1.67) | 1.50 (1.44) | 0.008 |
| GFR (Glomerular filtration rate) | 0.34 (0.93) | 0.21 (0.63) | 0.12 |
| Glucose | 1.42 (3.77) | 0.96 (1.09) | 0.11 |
| HDL (High density protein) | 0.81 (0.77) | 0.58 (0.73) | 0.003 |
| Hematocrit | 0.71 (1.42) | 0.39 (0.67) | 0.006 |
| Homocysteine | 0 | 0 | - |
| LDL (Low density protein) | 0.75 (0.69) | 0.59 (0.74) | 0.03 |
| Potassium | 1.90 (1.64) | 1.69 (1.51) | 0.19 |
| Sodium | 1.83 (1.61) | 1.05 (1.14) | <.001 |
| Triglyceride | 0.80 (0.76) | 0.56 (0.70) | 0.001 |
| Urine microalbumin | 0.13 (0.38) | 0.12 (0.34) | 0.82 |
| Total | 16.22 (13.50) | 10.35 (8.53) | <.001 |
e
The number of observations was less because some patients did not have laboratory tests.