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. 2018 Oct 2;6(4):E436–E444. doi: 10.9778/cmajo.20180046

Table 1:

Use of cell-free fetal DNA screening and prenatal diagnostic testing in singleton pregnancies by level of risk for trisomy 21 based on multiple-marker screening

Multiple-marker screening risk for trisomy 21 Before cffDNA screening funded*; rate of uptake, % After cffDNA screening funded; rate of uptake, %


cffDNA screening Prenatal diagnostic testing cffDNA screening or prenatal diagnostic testing cffDNA screening Prenatal diagnostic testing cffDNA screening or prenatal diagnostic testing
≥ 1:10 4.0 67.5 70.2 30.5 54.1 76.1

1:11–1:50 6.1 63.1 67.8 44.3 40.5 78.8

1:51–1:100 8.0 55.9 62.6 51.1 29.2 77.3

1:101–1:200 6.4 50.9 56.3 55.1 23.5 76.3

1:201–1:350 3.1 13.1 15.9 25.2 6.0 29.9

1:351–1:500 1.4 6.4 7.5 12.5 2.3 14.6

1:501–1:1000 1.1 4.1 5.2 9.3 1.6 10.6

1:1000–1:5000 0.6 2.0 2.6 5.3 1.0 6.2

< 1:5000 0.2 0.7 0.9 2.0 0.5 2.4

All risk groups 0.6 3.3 3.8 5.0 1.9 6.6

Note: cffDNA = cell-free fetal DNA.

*

Expected date of delivery between July 2012 and June 2014.

Expected date of delivery between July 2014 and March 2016.

All risk groups plus no multiple-marker screening result.