Table 4. Cost-saving analysis of semi-quantitative compared with quantitative methods of a 10-year screening strategy for individuals over 20 years old in the total Korean population.

	Quantitative strategy (per person)	Semi-quantitative strategy (per person)
Initial screening for urine albumin to creatinine ratio, $*	80.72	4.38
Transportation, $	84.22	47.15
Total costs for screening, $	164.95	51.53
Confirmatory quantitative test for the positive fraction from the semi-quantitative strategy, $
Quantitative test	-	40.31
Transportation	-	21.03
Cost of the under detected fraction, $ (95% CI)
End-stage renal disease	15.34	13.16
Cardiovascular disease	754.57	576.99
All-cause mortality	910.11	702.52
Summed costs (crude), $	1844.97	1405.54
Summed costs (discounted), $	1701.25	1286.36
Saved cost (crude), $		439.44
Saved cost (crude), %		23.8

*1 USD = 1,160 KRW (Annual average exchange rate, 2016). Baseline year of cost, 2016.