Table 3.

Time and Cost per Study Inclusion Screening Task Required during Recruitment Implementation

		Costa
Screening variable	Minutes (median)	Labor	Supply	Total
Telephone screening	10	2.80	--	2.80
Health assessmentb
Blood pressure	6	3.11	--	3.11
Health history	18.9	13.72	--	13.72
Physical examination	10	7.25	--	7.25
Electrocardiogram	10	7.25	0.84	8.09
Laboratory tests (lipid panel, glucose, HbA1c)	8	5.80	21.49	27.29
Subtotal	52.9	37.13	22.33	59.46
Screening total costs	62.9	39.93	22.33	62.26

Note: Additional assessments not required for study inclusion were height, weight, and waist circumference (3.7 minutes). These were measured by the RN at a cost of $1.92.

^aIn 2012 US dollars.

^bN = 21 observations.