Table 3:

Number of Tests and Cost Required to Achieve Recommended Rates of Lipid Testing

Framingham Risk Score	Number of people in Ontario*	Tests needed to achieve target rate Mean (95% CI)	Cost
Low – low (< 1% to 5%)	2,835,078	At target	$0
Low (6% to 9%)	3,101,325	3,076,613 (3,003,645 to 3,151,346)	$44,537,048 ($43,480,767 to $45,618,885)
Intermediate (10% to 19%)	1,269,763	533,878 (508,617 to 562,507)	$7,728,415 ($7, 362,735 to $8,142,851)
High (≥ 20%)	310,204	−5,748 (−12,789 to 1,559)	−$83,729 (−$185,131 to $22,565)
Total	7,516,370	3,604,707 (3,499,473 to 3,715,412)	$52,181,734 ($50,658,371 to $53,784,302)

^*Estimated based on 2012 Ontario adult population (6), assuming representativeness of CCHS respondents