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. 2016 Mar 4;11(3):e0149856. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0149856

Table 4. Relationship between percentage of clinical decisions based on IVD testing and perceived HCE on IVDs by physicians.

Clinical decisions based on IVD Perceived HCE on IVD
0–4% 5–10% 11–20% >20%
<20% 34.7%*** 40.8%*** 16.3%** 8.2%*
20–44% 19.7%** 44.3%*** 19.7%** 16.4%**
45–64% 7.7%* 36.5%*** 40.4%*** 15.4%**
65–85% 8.3%* 41.7%*** 33.3%*** 16.7%**
>85% 13.3%* 20.0%** 40.0%*** 26.7%**

*0–14.9%

**15–29.9%

***30–44.9%

HCE, healthcare expenditure; IVD, in vitro diagnostic.